Rejected petition Stop government surveillance plans access to private digital and online data.

The new surveillance bill will allow the government access to all online and digital data, internet firms will have to store details of people's online activity for 12 months for government access. Furthermore companies using unbreakable encryptions will be forced to hand data over when requested.

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Companies such as Apple, Google, Facebook and WhatsApp that encrypt consumer data will be forced to hand over this information to the government when requested, either that or they choose to stop the sale and use of their products within the UK.

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/111448

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Date submitted 4 November 2015
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