UK surveillance law raises concerns security researchers could be 'deputised' by the state

Could govt press-gang you into 'helping'?

Provision in the UK's controversial surveillance laws create a potential means for the UK government to press-gang "any" UK computer expert into working with GCHQ. Computer scientists and researchers are concerned about the provision - even though the consensus is that it is unlikely to be applied in practice because it would damage wider co-operation."