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[David Hansen]

On 14 May 2008 at 10:38, David Biggins wrote:

> http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2008/may/14/law.humanrights
> 
> A council that used controversial powers to spy on a family to check
> whether they were living in the correct school catchment area has done
> the same to keep an eye on local fishermen, it emerged yesterday. 
> Poole borough council is using the Regulation of Investigatory Powers
> Act (Ripa) - a law brought in to combat terrorism and cyber crime - to
> scrutinise people gathering shellfish.

The true RIP successors to the Egg Marketing Board:-)



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  David Hansen, Edinburgh 
 I will *always* explain revoked encryption keys, unless RIP prevents 
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