'Today' considers data retention and IMP

[Roland Perry]

In article <Pine.SOC.4.64.0901092003460.509@bowling.cent.gla.ac.uk>, 
Chris Edwards <chris-ukcrypto@lists.skipnote.org> writes

>What happens if uk.police turn up at Google's London office with 
>something like a RIPA s22 notice ?

For any CSP, whatever their circumstances:

One of two things; they'll either get the data or they won't.

If they don't get the data, short term they'll go back to HQ and ask the 
person there, who has been on a training course on what can be expected 
from which CSP (and has ongoing on-the-job experience), and who drew up 
the notice [for it is the same person], in the politest possible way to 
get his act together.

That in turn might result in machinery behind the scenes being invoked 
to make enquires of the police liaison officer at the CSP, to make sure 
there wasn't a specific issue with that one enquiry, or some longer term 
change in policy.
-- 
Roland Perry