Theresa May faces scrutiny over snooper's charter implications

Parliamentary committee to question home secretary on all aspects of her draft investigatory powers bill

MPs and peers are to challenge the home secretary, Theresa May, on the privacy implications and detailed operation of her snooper's charter legislation when she appears before the bill's parliamentary scrutiny committee.

May's appearance on Wednesday follows a strong warning from major US internet companies including Facebook, Google and Twitter, that unilateral British demands to access their customer's confidential data and weaken their encryption could undermine trust in their services.