British spies tapped surveillance database to send a birthday card
▻http://www.theverge.com/2016/4/21/11476968/uk-spy-agencies-bulk-personal-datasets-privacy-international
New documents reveal spies’ casual approach to citizens’ personal data Internal documents from UK spy agencies have revealed how mass surveillance techniques are used to collect dossiers of citizens’ personal data. The files — which include internal memos from MI5, MI6, and GCHQ — show that the intelligence services have been gathering personal information into searchable “bulk personal datasets” or BPDs for years. These files can include travel records, financial data, and communications data (...)
