UK government filing raises fears about misuse of hacking powers

A legal filing by the U.K. government has raised fears that the country’s intelligence service GCHQ is misusing its powers to hack telecommunications companies in other countries.

The document was made public by Privacy International and the Chaos Computer Club, both claimants in a lawsuit filed last year against GCHQ over its spying practices. In the filing, which is part of the case, the U.K. government claims it has the right to break into computers anywhere in the world, even if they are not connected to a crime or a threat to national security, the groups said.

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