A list of public authorities, in addition to The Old Bill and intelligence services, that can legally access your Web browsing history under the new Investigatory Powers Act:
- Department of Health (Drug regulation and fraud investigation)
- HMRC / Inland Revenue
- Department for Transport
- Department for Work and Pensions (Fraud and error investigation, and child maintenance)
- Ambulance Trust
- Scottish Health Service (Fraud investigation)
- Competition and Markets Authority (Cartels and law enforcement)
- Department for Communities in Northern Ireland
- Department for the Economy in Northern Ireland (Trading standards)
- Financial Conduct Authority (Market oversight)
- Food Standards Agency
- Gambling Commission
- Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority
- Health and Safety Executive
- NHS Business Services Authority (Security and fraud investigation)
- Northern Ireland Health and Social Care Regional Business Services Organisation
- Scottish Ambulance Service Board
- Serious Fraud Office
- Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust
There’s already a petition to repeal this: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/173199