UK's new Snoopers' Charter just passed an encryption backdoor law by the backdoor
Found on The Register on Saturday, 03 December 2016
Most critically, if a Cabinet minister decides she wants a backdoor to be introduced into some software, is there anything that can stop him or her? The answer to that is almost certainly no, except she can be slowed down and would likely make some concessions to move ahead.
At the end of the day, will the UK security services be able to read your email, your messages, your posts and private tweets, and your communications if they believe you pose a threat to national security? Yes, they will.
So use software that is not developed in the UK to e.g. encrypt your harddrive; or use a VPN provider not based in the UK to stop the government from snooping. At the end of the day, they won't suddenly catch tons more of criminals. Nevertheless, the Snoopers' Charter should be stopped.