Blackberry and

[Peter Fairbrother]

Peter Sommer wrote:
> "I agree there is a mechanism for requiring the logging of traffic data
> (though I doubt it includes the content of sms messages), but it's not
> s. 12. Anyone know what it is? "
> 
> S 12 is about interception capability:  in other words,  the LE goes to
> the CSP and says:  "here is a warrant signed by the Home Sec,  I want a
> feed of content from you corresponding to the scope of the warrant". 
> S12 says the CSP has to have that capability.
> 
> Communications data is retained by the CSP (as opposed to being
> discarded when there is no longer any regular business reason for
> holding on to it) and is released when it receives an appropriate
> authorisation under Part 1 Chapter II of RIPA (ss 21-25).   The
> requirement to retain and is the product of a series of laws,  initially
> ATSCA,  more recently the implememtation of a EU Directive.
> 
> At the slight risk of immodesty:  all of this historic,  techncical and
> legal stuff is in the LSE IMP Briefing:
> 
> http://www.lse.ac.uk/collections/informationSystems/research/policyEngagement/IMP_Briefing.pdf
> 
> which also explains and analyses the Home Office's current proposals. 
> There is even a reference to the company ss8 which is mentioned to in
> the original article about Blackberry in the UAE.
> 
> 
> Peter Sommer
> 
> 
> 
Some useful stuff, thanks - but I couldn't find what the UK 
implementation of the EU 2006/24/EC directive is?

-- Peter Fairbrother