Duplicate of <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17977799" rel="nofollow">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17977799</a>
> The judgement said: "While there is no evidence to suggest that the intelligence services are abusing their powers - on the contrary, the [then British watchdog] observed that the selection procedure was carefully and conscientiously undertaken by analysts, the court is not persuaded that the safeguards governing selection of bearers [internet cables] for interception and the selection of intercepted material for examination are sufficiently robust to provide adequate guarantees against abuse.<p>It's unclear what - and why - are criteria for sufficiency and adequacy.