YouGov :"POLL - Blunkett's proposals on internet privacy: for or against"

[Charles Lindsey]

	On Fri, 14 Dec 2001 20:03:25 +0000 (GMT)
	Charles Lindsey <chl@clw.cs.man.ac.uk> said...



Commenting on my own mail:

> OK, I don't see the problem. They can "voluntarily" (or compulsarily if
> it is made so) keep logs of "everything" (i.e. of such communications
> data as it is reasonably practicable to keep).
> 
> BUT Plod cannot come along and say "see if you have any communications
> logged from Al Qaeda" (or, more precisely, he needs to specify some
> domain names or IP ranges or whatever that he is interested in) UNLESS
> he needs that data for purposes related to National Security).

Looking again at RIPA, I see that Plod is required to include in his notice the 
"purpose" of his request. "National Security is one of the "purposes" which can 
apply. If Plod doesn't mention that, then under the Liberal Amendment you don't 
have to give him anything that has been retained for longer then your "usual" 
period.

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