"Warrants authorising phone taps treble"

[Roland Perry]

In article <47A237BB.8030405@zen.co.uk>, Peter Fairbrother 
<zenadsl6186@zen.co.uk> writes
>>  Could you please suggest to him that, in the future, the numbers in 
>>his  report distinguish subscriber detail checks (i.e. reverse 
>>directory  enquiries or equivalent) from call record checks (much more 
>>intrusive).
>
>Also including such things as tracing people through the movement of 
>their cellphones, etc. in the more intrusive category.

The original idea (which I claim to be mine) of having the three 
distinct categories in s21(4) was to enable both separate authorisation 
levels, and separate reporting, of these quite differently intrusive 
[although you have to unpick the drafting to understand what they really 
mean] measures.

ie greater transparency.

I have to admit, we didn't expect people to get quite so confused 
between chapter 1 (interception) and chapter 2 (comms data). And I don't 
think the commissioner has ever reported on the three different s21(4) 
categories. But the provision is there.
-- 
Roland Perry