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UK-USA: DATA SURVEILLANCE: Statement from the Intelligence and Security Committee clears GCHQ on use of PRISM

18 July 2013

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"It has been alleged that GCHQ circumvented UK law by using the NSA’s PRISM programme to access the content of private communications. From the evidence we have seen, we have concluded that this is unfounded."

See the full text: Statement on GCHQ’s Alleged Interception of Communications under the US PRISM Programme (pdf)
and see the article: Inquiry into snooping laws as committee clears GCHQ: Intelligence and security committee also confirms GCHQ's use of NSA Prism surveillance material for first time (Guardian, link)

See also the report: Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament: Annual Report 2012–2013 (pdf)

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