Police hacking

[Charles Lindsey]

On Fri, 15 May 2009 14:16:45 +0100, Peter Fairbrother  
<zenadsl6186 at zen.co.uk> wrote:

> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/05/15/soca_hacking/
>
> "In the UK, hacking by law enforcement agencies is covered by the  
> Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act."

It is if if gives access to the bodies of email messages. Maybe even if it  
gives access to traffic data (absent the proper paperwork).
>

>
> It doesn't seem to fit in part II, but I may be wrong. Is hacking  
> "surveillance"?       [maybe 48(2)?]

Quite possibly so in cases not amounting to unlawful interception.

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