List of Acronyms / Abbreviations
2015 ISC Report
March 2015 report of ISC: see fn 16
2016 ISC Report
February 2016 report of ISC: see fn 29
AQOT
A Question of Trust, Report of June 2015
the Bill
Investigatory Powers Bill 2016
BPD
Bulk Personal Dataset
Bulk EI
Bulk Equipment Interference
CD
Communications Data
CDI
Content-derived information
CHIS
Covert Human Intelligence Source
CJEU
Court of Justice of the European Union
CNE
Computer Network Exploitation
COBR
Cabinet Office Briefing Room (emergency response committee)
CPS
Crown Prosecution Service
CSP
Communications Service Provider
DR
Dissident Republican (Northern Ireland)
DRIPA 2014
Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Act 2014
DSOU
Don’t Spy on Us Coalition
DV
Developed vetting
ECHR
European Convention of Human Rights
ECtHR
European Court of Human Rights
EI
Equipment Interference
EU
European Union
FBI
Federal Bureau of Investigation (USA)
FISA
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (USA)
FISC
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (USA)
GCHQ
Government Communications Headquarters
ICRs
Internet connection records
IDEPP
Independent Digital Ethics Panel for Policing
IOCC
Interception of Communications Commissioner
IOCCO
Interception of Communications Commissioner’s Office
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