EU says URLS and Search Terms _are_ PECR data

Charles Lindsey ukcrypto at chiark.greenend.org.uk
Thu, 17 Apr 2008 12:35:17 +0100


On Wed, 16 Apr 2008 18:22:06 +0100, Joel Harrison  
<joeldharrison@googlemail.com> wrote:

> Couple of points:
>
> 1.  I think the reference to PECR may be misleading, in that the
> provision of 2002/58/EC to which the Commissioner refers - art. 5(1) -
> is implemented in RIPA, not in PECR.

But it may be the case that RIPA only implements a part of those  
provisions, in which case PECR would still cover the rest (or else they  
have fallen between the cracks (thuis in breach of the directive).

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