Blackberry and

[Peter Sommer]

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> Question first, because there's a huge chunk of text.
>
> q: Imagine some telco did similar in England.  What laws would they
> have broken, what would happen to that telco, would individuals have
> any avenue for action?
>
Under s 12 RIPA the Secretary Of State (the Home Secretary) can order
Communications Service Providers to provide and maintain an interception
capability and in practice the Home Secretary does so and the CSPs
comply. .  Under s 4 RIPA the same Secretary of State can issue warrants
for "lawful interception".   Provided that the interception is carried
out under warrant, no UK law is broken.  Nearly all countries have
similar laws.



Peter Sommer

> q: Now imagine the same situation gone further - the malware has been
> activated, and is harvesting email/text/etc.  What laws would have
> been broken etc.
>
> q: How likely is this event in the UK?  Would any UK supplier think
> this kind of thing is acceptable?
>