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ISP brands UK internet spying plans 'pointless'

...of the Communications Capabilities Development Programme (CCDP), will extend the reach of Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (RIPA) to force ISPs to provide real... Read more

17 May, 2012

Slapdash Facebook settings lead to arrests

...to come in — tough, we will do it," said Hyde. Under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA), the police can monitor open social networks... Read more

26 April, 2012

EC drops UK Phorm infringement case

...internet browsing," said the statement. The government took steps to amend the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA) after European Commission pressure. The Commission referred... Read more

27 January, 2012

Home Office meets social networks over blocking plans

...continues to comply with both UK privacy laws as well as the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (Ripa)". Civil liberties concerns Ten civil liberties organisations... Read more

25 August, 2011 by Tom Espiner

Twitter, Facebook and RIM 'look forward' to riots talks

...continues to comply with both UK privacy laws as well as the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (Ripa), which are of course the same laws... Read more

12 August, 2011 by David Meyer

Ripa changes call for consent before snooping

...Collins/Flickr The Home Office is in the process of amending the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (Ripa), and it carried out a consultation... Read more

20 April, 2011 by David Meyer

UK interception law consultation excludes civil groups

...meet with civil society groups during its consultation on the UK's Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act, according to a Home Office letter published on... Read more

29 November, 2010 by Jack Clark

TalkTalk pushes ahead with URL scanning scheme

...International said that it was concerned that the technology "falls foul of Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (Ripa) and Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive... Read more

25 November, 2010

Home Office consults on interception law

...tests. The Home Office consultation, launched on Wednesday, seeks to clarify the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (Ripa) so that people must give explicit consent... Read more

11 November, 2010 by Tom Espiner

ICO will not take 'knee-jerk' reaction against Google

...not be appropriate to pursue a criminal case against Google under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (Ripa)," the ICO said in a statement. "Whilst... Read more

2 November, 2010 by Tom Espiner

Web scanner complies with privacy law, says TalkTalk

...s private communications. We are concerned that the technology falls foul of Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (Ripa) and Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive... Read more

24 August, 2010 by Ben Woods

Government to curb council 'snooping' powers

...authority surveillance, saying that an incoming Conservative government would "clean up Ripa [Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act]". On Thursday, the minister confirmed that the coalition... Read more

5 July, 2010 by Tom Espiner

Google prosecution pursued by privacy group

...time whether to interpret the interception as a breach of Ripa [the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act] as intent has to be shown," said Davies... Read more

11 June, 2010 by Tom Espiner

BBM used by London rioters? BlackBerry maker RIM responds

...Similar to other technology providers in the UK we comply with the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act and co-operate fully with the Home Office... Read more

8 August, 2011 by Natasha Lomas

Parliament 'didn't understand RIP Act'

...on Wednesday that neither backbenchers nor government ministers fully grasped the controversial Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA), which was passed into law in 2000... Read more

6 November, 2003 by Graeme Wearden

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