Data Retention Categories - GSM/3G secret session keys ?

Ian G Batten I.G.Batten at ftel.co.uk
Fri, 14 Mar 2003 11:43:59 +0000


On Fri, 14 Mar 2003, Roland Perry wrote:

> In message <20030313192703.30ed6765.bdm@fenrir.org.uk>, Brian Morrison 
> <bdm@fenrir.org.uk> writes
> >Sounds ideal for GCHQ and others, that way they need only record the RF
> >signals and store them
> 
> But that needs a warrant too. This key stuff isn't a loophole.

It's widely claimed that NSA provide intercepts of UK citizens without
warrants to GCHQ under the UK-USA agreement, and vice versa.  Being able
to seize keys to match to such material is quite a handy power if it's
true.

ian