UK intelligence agency accessed PRISM data legally, rules investigatory committee

The UK Intelligence and Security Committee cleared the country's GCHQ security service of allegations of illegal activity related to the NSA's PRISM program.

Following an investigation into the allegations, the committee concluded that the suggestion security services broke UK law by using "the NSA’s PRISM program to access the content of private communications" was "unfounded." According to a statement released by the committee, "in each case where GCHQ sought information from the US, a warrant for interception, signed by a Minister, was already in place," in accordance with UK law. The statement also shows the UK's definition of what PRISM is, and how it is used.