"Warrants authorising phone taps treble"

[Caspar Bowden]

>From: ukcrypto-admin@chiark.greenend.org.uk [mailto:ukcrypto-admin@chiark.=
greenend.org.uk] On Behalf Of Peter Fairbrother
..
>But afaict it doesn't matter whether the information is in the search
>string recorded at google or in the search string recorded at the ISP -
>because it will be available at the ISP.

Why? It would be illegal under 02/58/EC, since it ain't permitted by the Da=
ta Retention Directive.

>> but the Italian newspaper story I
>> mentioned is about telcos and ISPs apparently logging URLs (including
>> search strings) which pass through their systems.

>Which ISPs also do in England, no?

Pay =A310 for a subject access request to your ISP and find out.

>> However, it's an interesting point that an Authorisation (rather than
>> Notice)

>What's an "Authorisation" please? Or a "Notice"? Are they USA things?

No. See 3.23 & 3.33 http://security.homeoffice.gov.uk/ripa/publication-sear=
ch/ripa-cop/acquisition-disclosure-cop.pdf

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Caspar Bowden