The government has scrapped plans to require internet service providers to conduct mass surveillance of UK internet users. Following criticism from ISPs, the latest consultation on the Electronic Communications (Security Measures) Regulations 2022 indicates the controversial plan to bring back internet connection records monitoring has been deleted. Instead, the 13-month logging requirement will only apply to monitoring security-critical functions of telcos and ISP networks. The language was much looser when the 13-month requirement was introduced last year and risked introducing a fresh layer of mass population surveillance.
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