Interception Modernisation Programme

[Richard Clayton]

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In article <48777F40.19958.1B3FF8A@davidh.spidacom.co.uk>, David Hansen
<davidh@spidacom.co.uk> writes

>On 11 Jul 2008 at 13:37, Richard Clayton wrote:
>
>> The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Home Office (Lord West of
>> Spithead):
>> 
>>   The objective of the interception modernisation programme (IMP) is to
>>   maintain the UK's lawful intercept and communications data
>>   capabilities in the changing communications environment. It is a
>>   cross-government programme, led by the Home Office, to ensure that our
>>   capability to lawfully intercept and exploit data when fighting crime
>>   and terrorism

[snip material about the RIP Act 2000]

>Mr West therefore lied to the Westminster parliament when he claimed 
>that it was only for "fighting crime and terrorism".

I think you've slightly missed the point, in that the answer given by
Admiral West specifically refers to systems and laws that are yet to
come; and that the Home Office might have an idea about what it will
cost by the time the draft Communications Bill is published...

... the Earl of Northesk's other questions have not yet been answered
(so far as I can see); about how much has been spent on the systems at
the ISPs at Telcos which will become redundant if all of the
communications data is swept into central warehouses.

- -- 
richard                                              Richard Clayton

They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.         Benjamin Franklin

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