Let's watch 'The Haystack' documentary on 21st century survillance

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The Haystack documentary is a real life investigation into 21st century surveillance in the UK and the Investigatory Powers (IP) Bill currently before Parliament.

In light of Snowden’s revelations in 2013, both privacy groups and our government agree that the laws surrounding surveillance need to be updated, but public debate and examination of the Bill have been shockingly limited on an issue that impacts us all.

The Haystack explores whether the powers set out in this Bill will stop the next terrorist attack, and asks, are we willing to accept an unimaginable level of intrusion before it’s too late?

After the screening there will be an informal discussion about the progress of the Investigatory Powers Bill (AKA the Snooper's Charter), the effects of the EU referendum on digital rights and what steps each of us can take to oppose suspcionless surveillance in the UK.

You can watch The Haystack online but we believe there is value in watching it together to spark debate about the state of surveillance in the UK:

https://thehaystackdocumentary.squarespace.com/watch/

Special thanks go to Scenes of Reason (https://www.scenesofreason.com/), the producers of The Haystack, for allowing the Open Rights Group to screen their documentary.