URLs, IPs and interception

[Peter Fairbrother]

Roland Perry wrote:
> In article <Pine.SOC.4.64.0802292310480.657@spruce.eng.gla.ac.uk>, Chris 
> Edwards <chris@eng.gla.ac.uk> writes
>> AUIU interception is concerned with content, not mere traffic data.
>>
>> However, a list of URLs (the full URL, not just the hostname bit) is
>> in effect content data, as one can often "fetch" the page in question
>> and thus read the full content.
> 
> Which is why the tailpiece [1] on RIPA s21(6) seeks to restrict the 
> definition of traffic data to *just* the "hostname bit". (Simplifying 
> somewhat).

Yes - but traffic data, even IP addresses, are still content. They may 
be traffic data as well, but being traffic data doesn't stop them from 
being content.

There is nothing in RIPA that says traffic data is not content. Nada. 
Zip. It's ALL content.

-- Peter Fairbrother