Britain to unveil plan for new Internet spying laws

London

BRITAIN'S government publishes proposals for new Internet spying laws on Wednesday to keep pace with the digital age and crack down on terror threats, but which critics have branded a "snooper's charter".

The plans are expected to grant intelligence agencies new powers to request Internet communications data, including on messages sent through social media applications such as Facebook and WhatsApp.

"This would be one of the most important pieces of legislation during this parliament because it goes absolutely to the heart of the government's duty to ke…