The draft Investigatory Powers Bill was published in the wake of the UK PM David Camerons stated desire to ensure that there could be no safe place on the internet for terrorists and criminals. The Telegraph published apocalyptic predictions of its impact, tweeted to his million-and-a-half followers by Edward Snowden. However, the draft Bill bears little resemblance to many of the more alarmist predictions. There is no wholesale onslaught on encryption, it includes the introduction of judicial oversight, and it rationalises a whole rag-tag collection of dated legislation.”]
Source: https://grahamcluley.com/draft-investigatory-powers-actually-says/