What is Communications Data?

[Quentin Campbell]

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> From: David Hansen [mailto:davidh@spidacom.co.uk]=20
> Sent: 27 November 2002 10:59
> To: ukcrypto@chiark.greenend.org.uk
> Subject: Re: What is Communications Data?
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> On 27 Nov 2002 at 10:40, Ian G Batten wrote:
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> > Perhaps we might look at the
> > Customs and Excise example to see how seriously the civil=20
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> > internal problems.
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> Yes.
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> I'm also fascinated by the broadcast media silence on the subject. I=20
> wonder who is pulling the media's strings? Perhaps someone thought=20
> that two bad stories about customs perverts in a short period of time=20
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The broadcast media havn't been all that silent recently on "the
subject". On Monday (I think it was) there was a report on BBC radio
about a judge throwing out a major C&E case because of alleged breaches
of procedure in gathering the Prosecution's evidence which was almost
entirely based on surveillance. The comments about the conduct of C&E
investigators were quite scathing.

If anyone can put up a URL to further information on this case I am sure
David and others would welcome it.

Quentin =20