No hiding place for fly tippers

David Hansen ukcrypto at chiark.greenend.org.uk
Sun, 03 Feb 2008 11:22:38 -0000


On 3 Feb 2008 at 9:15, Roland Perry wrote:

> >It's not Simon being wrong that worries me, it's the prospect of the
> >rules being ignored, no action being taken against the miscreants, and
> >the gradual erosion of the protections intended.
> 
> In the case of RIPA data, there are some substantial (and unusual) 
> protections in place. For example, requests only being accepted via 
> trained and authenticated points of contact.

Bods whose career depends on them doing what the organisation they work 
for wants them to do.

Anyway, you have not answered Brian's point. Perhaps one of the Huttons 
could outline what action has been taken against miscreants, other than 
saying what wonderful people they are in a rather gushing fashion.





-- 
  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