Mastering the Internet

Roland Perry ukcrypto at chiark.greenend.org.uk
Wed May 6 18:13:18 BST 2009


In article <4A009F63.5040300@zen.co.uk>, Peter Fairbrother 
<zenadsl6186@zen.co.uk> writes
>>>>  Nevertheless, you might want to have a look at: "Regulation of 
>>>>Investigatory Powers (Maintenance of Interception Capability) Order .
>>>> 2002" 2002/1931 which does seem to have gone through Parliament 
>>>>despite  your earlier assertion that no such orders had been laid.
>>>
>>> That doesn't cover black boxes, not even nearly.
>>  It does if a "black box" is the way that the permanent intercept 
>>capability has to implemented to be effective at a specific CSP. If 
>>the  CSP disagrees, that's what the TAB is for as an appeals mechanism.
>
>I'm pretty sure the installation of a black box can't be imposed under 
>that Order,

A permanent intercept capability can, and that might be implemented with 
a black box.

>and it wouldn't get as far as the TAB.

Why?
-- 
Roland Perry




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