This is a governance attack. This passed on a technicality despite the fact a majority of MEPs voted against it. They intentionally put it up on the last day of parliament knowing that people would be on holiday and it would pass because not enough people turned out. They literally attacked the frailties of their own governance system. If you needed any further proof that these mass surveillance measures are undemocratic and authoritarian, this is it. They want this so much they're willing to undermine basic democratic legitimacy to get it. Deeply sinister and foolish. Whatever this parliament does from now on, is a joke. They will just vote on policies that incrementally destroy civil liberties until they pass on technicalities. The UK have just given themselves the powers to do this, so they don't even need to vote on it. Genuinely think we could be seeing the last days of democracy here.