RIP Info Centre needs a new maintainer

[Peter Fairbrother]

> Caspar Bowden wrote:
>
> RIP is going to get busy again soon, with the Home Office scheduling for
> the second half of the year
> 
> *) inception of Pt.1 Ch.2 (traffic data + anti-terrorism retention CoP
> too)

If any seriously technical crypto types would like to check out the thread
"public anonymity" on sci.crypt, especially the post:

http://groups.google.com/groups?dq=&hl=en&lr=&selm=B90EC424.1D43F%25peter.fa
irbrother%40ntlworld.com ,

and help, we might be able to do something about the traffic data portion -
and retention won't matter then.

> *) Pt.3 (power to demand keys and coerce silence)

m-o-o-t will be ready.

Caspar, are they really scheduling Pt.3 for this year? Is there some news on
this? 

The homeoffice site's implementation page still says it's scheduled for
implementation in the second half of 2001, as it has said for at least 18
months (but then the "Press notice on RIPA consultation on code of practice
on accessing communications data" link gives a 404, page does not exist, and
Pt.1 Ch.2 is sheduled for Easter 2002).

Confused,

-- Peter Fairbrother