Petition · past parliament
Repeal the "Snooper's Charter" and let Britons browse in Safety
Rejected
18 signatures
What the petition asks
The law forces UK internet providers to store browsing histories -- including domains visited -- for one year, in case of police investigations.
The UK has just passed a massive expansion in surveillance powers
The UK has just passed a massive expansion in surveillance powers
The law will force internet providers to record every internet customer's top-level web history in real-time for up to a year, which can be accessed by numerous government departments; force companies to decrypt data on demand and even disclose any new security features in products before they launch.Not only that, the law also gives the intelligence agencies the power to hack into computers and devices of citizens (known as equipment interference)In other words
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 17 Nov 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 23 Nov 2016 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
18
Status
Rejected
Rejected
23 Nov 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.