RIP article

[David Hansen]

On 23 Jul 2009 at 8:47, Ian Batten wrote:

> Intrusive surveillance (bugging a house or office)  
> and `bugging a phone' (recovering content) both require a reason and a  
> warrant.  You can, and probably will, argue that those warrants are  
> easier to obtain than they should be,

Correct.

> and if so that's a problem, but  
> not a problem generated by the legislation per se.

Incorrect. It is RIP which contains the soft requirements for obtaining 
permission. "The Security Service welcome RIPA, having been heavily 
involved in cretting it", or whatever the notorious sentence was 
precisely.



-- 
  David Hansen, Edinburgh 
 I will *always* explain revoked encryption keys, unless RIP prevents 
me   
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2000/00023--e.htm#54