Telegraph article on RIP

[Roland Perry]

In article <4847D56C.6010003@callnetuk.com>, PeteM <otcbn@callnetuk.com> 
writes
>For heavens' sake, Roland. How many times do you have to be reminded 
>that DPA gave *no* powers to *anybody* to require telcos or ISPs to 
>hand over communications data?

I never said that DPA did. But maintaining the balance of power between 
threats of court orders, or release under DPA was not, in my view, in 
the public interest.

>> (and often somewhat imagined "legacy powers" under a host of earlier
>> legislation).
>
>In most cases, *totally* imaginary legacy powers.

I'm afraid you are mistaken there. CSPs who frequently got these 
requests had lists of at least a dozen commonly used legacy powers (for 
staff training purposes).
-- 
Roland Perry