2. Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (2000)

This Act was passed to provide a legal framework for organisations such as the security services and the police to carry out surveillance and to access electronic, postal and digital communications on individuals. It also makes it a crime for anyone who is not authorised under the Act to carry out surveillance and monitoring of communications.

The aim of allowing certain organisations to intercept communications is to:

Prevent or detect crimes
Prevent public disorder from occurring
To ensure national security and the safety of the general public
To investigate or detect any abnormal or illegal use of telecommunication systems.

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