Government black boxes will 'collect every email'

[Roland Perry]

In article <TG4X3VVW6FGJFAN8@highwayman.com>, Richard Clayton 
<richard@highwayman.com> writes
>In article <nejU1HKYlCGJFAaK@perry.co.uk>, Roland Perry <lists@internetp
>olicyagency.com> writes
>
>>The original law, which would work just as well today, and is no longer
>>within the Home Office's portfolio, is the Data Protection Act - and
>>it's exemption for releasing data in pursuit of "the apprehension or
>>prosecution of offenders".
>
>The exemption is merely that it is not an offence under the Data
>Protection Act for a Data Controller to release personal data if the
>release is made for this (and various other) reasons.
>
>It is not in any way "carte blanche"!

Of course. I was just thinking out loud, regarding what David might find 
an acceptable alternative to RIPA that he apparently dislikes so much.
-- 
Roland Perry