Ironing out the flaws in RIP

[David Hansen]

On 28 Apr 2008 at 10:43, Watkin Simon wrote:

> 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

I turned to Chapter 8 "OVERSIGHT" to see what flaws had been ironed out 
regarding the lack of oversight. I found nothing there to inspire 
confidence.

I then turned to paragraph 1.3. It does not state what punishments are 
to be applied to officials who do what they "should not". Is this still 
just a hard stare from the Home Office?

Perhaps I should ask under FOI how many officials have been caught 
doing what they should not since 2000 and what punishments have been 
applied to them and their employers. However, it's not worth it, as I 
suspect that the answers are zero, none and none respectively.






-- 
  David Hansen, Edinburgh 
 I will *always* explain revoked encryption keys, unless RIP prevents 
me   
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2000/00023--e.htm#54