#jail4journalists is back:
The briefing points to the Official Secrets review by @Law_Commission which was considering making it illegal to receive or handle leaked docs
theguardian.com/politics/2019/…
@Law_Commission The briefing is here, see p89: assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/upl…
@Law_Commission So that's vague I grant you. But criminalising journalism ("updating the Official Secrets Act for the digital age") was the heart of that review.
@Law_Commission Here's a quick run down of the key #digitalrights issues in the #QueensSpeech
wiki.openrightsgroup.org/wiki/Queen%27s…
@Law_Commission One more point to add re #QueensSpeech — we were promised pre-legislative scrutiny of the #onlineharms Bill — that's gone.
With a massive majority, perhaps Parliament doesn't need to be consulted so much?
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