APIG enquiry into data retention & access

[Richard Clayton]

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The All Party Internet Group (APIG) is to hold a public inquiry into all
aspects of communications data retention and the subsequent access to
that data from a UK, European and global perspective. The inquiry
will primarily focus on the enforcement of the powers contained in the
Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act and the Anti-Terrorism, Crime &
Security Act and their subsequent effect on communication service
providers.

They've issued a press release, which doesn't seem to be on the web
anywhere at present... so I've put a copy at:

   http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~rnc1/APIG021115.pdf

Specifically the inquiry will examine:

*  The powers incorporated in the Regulation of Investigatory Powers
   (RIP) Act 2000, Part I Chapter II;
*  The voluntary and compulsory data retention regimes found in Part 11
   of the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001;
*  Other relevant legislation and European Directives such as:
        * The Data Protection Act 1998,
        * The Telecommunications Privacy Directive EU 97/66/EC,
        * The Data Retention provisions of the EU 2002/58/EC, the
        recently adopted "Electronic Privacy" Directive;
*  The Data Retention, Preservation and Partial Disclosure regimes in
   the Council of Europe Convention on Cybercrime;
*  The extent to which communications data is held outside the direct
   control of Communications Service Providers (CSPs) and how this
   should be addressed;
*  The value of communication data access to Law Enforcement Agencies,
   the types of data that are of importance and the periods for which it
   should be retained;
*  The value of access to retained data by further authorities beyond
   those currently authorized by the RIP Act;
*  The difficulties faced by Law Enforcement Agencies in conforming with
   existing legislation;
*  The mechanisms that should be put in place to allow expedited data
   preservation and partial disclosure of traffic data to Law
   Enforcement Agencies in foreign countries;
*  The costs to the CSPs of retaining communications data and in
   providing access to retained data;
*  Competition issues for CSPs;
*  Privacy Issues.

the deadline for submissions is Dec 6th

- -- 
richard @ highwayman . com                       "Nothing seems the same
                          Still you never see the change from day to day
                                And no-one notices the customs slip away"


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