Courts and bug product

[Ian Batten]

On 16 Feb 2008, at 13:14, Peter Fairbrother wrote:
>
> I think these are the "intelligence" interceptions which we hear  
> about, done by CGHQ, and I think it is possible that the product may  
> well be analysed and redacted before it even gets to the Police  
> etc., at least at lower ranks.

I'd be astounded if  any GCHQ product ends up with the police.   
Different priorities, different rules of evidence, different  
management structure.  The moment a defence barrister got whiff of  
their client being prosecuted under evidence which isn't subject to  
RIPA or PACE the whole edifice would collapse, and GCHQ are hardly  
going to risk that.  It's like the ``can GCHQ crank the crypto I'm  
using to discuss by greyhound-racing scam with my bookie?'' question  
--- it doesn't matter, because even if they can they're hardly going  
to reveal their hand for your little fraud.

ian