British spies carry out mass interception of the public's emails and access large databases with individuals' personal details, but their actions are not indiscriminate or unlawful, a powerful committee of lawmakers said on Thursday.
Britain's security agencies have been accused of unfettered snooping on electronic communications since disclosures by US National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden indicated spies had been hoovering up emails, text messages and internet communications.
Following a lengthy inquiry, the British Parliament's Intelligence and Security Committee (ISC), which acts as a watchdog for the spy agencies, said the bulk collection of data did not amount to blanket surveillance.
According to its heavily-redacted report provided to reporters, spies read "*** thousand items a day", but they only accessed a tiny fraction of everything they scooped up, and the bulk interception of data had exposed previously unknown plots.
"GCHQ is not collecting or reading everyone's emails: they do not have the legal authority, the resources, or the technical capability to do so," said Hazel Blears, one of the committee members and a former Home Secretary (interior minister).
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