GCHQ admits that it views data without a warrant

Document shows that British spies can access NSA data without a warrant, contrary to government claims

A general view of GCHQ Scarborough
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British intelligence services are able to access data collected by some foreign spy agencies without a warrant, the government has confirmed for the first time.

The agreement has been revealed in a document submitted by GCHQ in response to a legal challenge by privacy and human rights organisations in the wake of the classified information revealed by Edward Snowden last year.

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