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Why you should care about the RIP Act
News The RIP Act, eh? If you have a time machine in the basement, then you could go back to 2000 and lobby MPs to vote against the RIP Act. The Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act, to give it its full name, gives the police and the security services...
[August 15, 2006, 15:50]
Internet pioneer charged under RIP Act
News Cliff Stanford, one of Britain's Internet pioneers, has been charged under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers (RIP) Act 2000 with conspiracy to blackmail and the illegal interception of communications.
[February 13, 2004, 16:35]
Parliament 'didn't understand RIP Act'
Talkback Simon Watkin is exactly right. The information sought is critical to investigating serious crime and terrorism - as well as helping public safety officials in time of emergency - and cannot be obtained any other way.
[November 7, 2003, 12:51]
Parliament 'didn't understand RIP Act'
Talkback So.if these RIP proposals on data access/retention go through, cui bono? http://www.gliif.org/ http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/tc_home.php? wg_abbrev=legalxml-intercept http://www.verisign.com/corporate/news/2003/pr_20030604.html
[November 8, 2003, 16:36]
RIP Act gives police power to decrypt data
News On Monday, Part III of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (RIPA) came into effect. The police have been given powers to demand that businesses' data is decrypted. Under Section 49 of RIPA Part III, police can serve a notice that...
[October 3, 2007, 16:14]
Parliament 'didn't understand RIP Act'
News Lord Phillips of Sudbury told a Parliamentary meeting in London 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.
[November 6, 2003, 16:35]
Outrage at government 'tagging' of citizens
News It has emerged that under the newly introduced RIP Act, police will be given powers to routinely monitor the movements of mobile phone users with a minimum of accountability. New legislation under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers (RIP) Act...
[August 1, 2000, 12:10]
Can you expect human rights online?
News The British government's controversial Regulation of Investigatory Powers (RIP) Act, which increases official powers to monitor Internet citizens, is likely to produce an online big brother state, say critics.
[October 5, 2000, 15:09]
RIPA and Human Rights Act conflict
News The government's controversial RIP Act violates the right to privacy within the workplace under the new Human Rights Act, according to legal experts Tuesday. As well as legalising government snooping, RIP (Regulation of Investigatory Powers...
[October 3, 2000, 12:49]
Hushmail backs UK anti-snooping effort
News UK Internet civil liberties group Cyber Rights & Cyber Liberties has teamed up with US email encryption company Hush Communications to overcome the RIP Act, which was recently made law. The Regulation of Investigatory Powers (RIP) Act, made law in...
[November 1, 2000, 15:34]
Programmers fight government with M-o-o-t OS
News The fedgling project has the backing of top cryptographers and is designed to tackle the Regulation of Investigatory Powers (RIP) Act, which gives police the power to wiretap ISPs and to demand data when required.
[December 11, 2000, 9:22]
Employers can read your email from today
News The new Lawful Business Practices Regulations -- part of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers (RIP) Act -- gives bosses the all clear to read the private communications of staff without the consent of correspondents.
[October 24, 2000, 11:45]
News Burst: Employers can read your email from today
News The new Lawful Business Practices Regulations -- part of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers (RIP) Act -- allows bosses to read the private communications of staff without the consent of correspondents.
[October 24, 2000, 9:03]
Roundup: Human rights and government cybersnooping
News RIP and Human Rights Act conflict IT Week: RIP Act faces deadline delay Sat, 26 Aug Key part of the RIP Act to be delayed so not to breach the Human Rights Act Under the RIP Act the government can trace the movements of mobile phone users with a...
[October 6, 2000, 11:23]
Jack Straw tipped for top cybersnoop award
News One source claims that Straw is expected to receive a lifetime achievement award for instigating the Regulation of Investigatory Powers (RIP) Act, which gives law enforcers widespread powers to eavesdrop on Internet users.
[November 30, 2000, 9:02]
Police want power to seize encryption keys
News Earlier this summer, the Government announced that it plans to activate Part III of the Regulations of Investigatory Powers (RIP) Act, which will give the police the power, in some circumstances, to demand an encryption key from a suspect.
[August 15, 2006, 11:05]
Government okays snooping on staff
News We think it's almost certain that a union will challenge in court the government's endorsement of blanket surveillance under the Human Rights Act (HRA), as it's currently unclear whether the HRA or RIP Act would take precedence," said Sarah Veale...
[October 5, 2000, 10:55]
It's time for the Government Misuse Act
Leader The feeling that IT professionals are being actively hampered by lawmakers, rather than empowered by them, was further exacerbated by the re-emergence of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers (RIP) Act.
[May 22, 2006, 15:45]
Ex-cracker slams UK cybercrime law
News The RIP bill is an ill thought-out piece of legislation that will not affect hackers greatly," says Herbless in an email. There's no reason why anyone who thinks about protecting themselves should be vulnerable to RIP," he says.
[September 29, 2000, 11:10]
Pressure grows on government to scrap snooping bill
News Civil rights campaigners have long argued that RIP is at odds with the Human Rights Act -- which will be introduced to parliament this summer. Opponents of the bill believe RIP will have a tough ride when it goes to committee stage at the Lords...
[June 7, 2000, 8:44]
