The European Court of Human Rights said that some U.K. surveillance programs, including the bulk interception of communications exposed by whistleblower Edward Snowden, violate rules that protect privacy and family life. The seven judges [...] said in a 5-2 ruling that such interceptions violated Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights... The Home Office said in a statement that the Investigatory Powers Act 2016 replaced large parts of a law that was the subject of this legal challenge. The new law, the agency says, includes the introduction of a “double lock which requires warrants for the use of these powers to be authorized by a Secretary of State and approved by a judge.” The government said it will give “careful consideration to the court’s findings.” ... The European Court said that the program for obtaining communications data from service providers violates Article 8, which governs privacy...