Ironing out the flaws in RIP

[Watkin Simon]

> In Message-ID <48159F40.31555.8E8EEF@davidh.spidacom.co.uk>, David Hansen
sent: 28 April 2008 9:56 AM writes

[snip]
 
> Baroness Blatch is concerned that government workers will be able to
> evade scrutiny and access details of Internet and mobile phone usage
> because of existing powers that she says the government is failing to
> tighten up.
> 
> "Under the law as it stands, if existing powers are not rescinded then
> people will be able to act within or outside the guidelines," said
> Baroness Blatch, who believes the government must tighten up some
> aspects of RIPA.

[snip]

> Has anyone seen any signs of the Home Office ironing out these flaws? I
> haven't noticed any, but it is perfectly possible that I have not
> noticed something. Any concrete examples?

On that particular point made by the late Baroness Blatch, see paragraph 1.3
of the statutory code of practice on acquisition and disclosure of
communications data:
http://security.homeoffice.gov.uk/ripa/publication-search/ripa-cop/acquisiti
on-disclosure-cop.pdf

Simon Watkin
HOME OFFICE




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