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RIPA surveillance may break human rights laws
News The powers, introduced by an upcoming provision of the controversial Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA), passed two years ago, may violate human rights laws because of a loophole under which law enforcement agencies may access data that...
[July 31, 2002, 16:43]
Home Office to review DNA database, RIPA
News Smith told members of Intellect, the UK IT-trade association, that the purpose of the review would be to bring RIPA powers "in line with tests of safeguards, openness, proportionality and common sense".
[December 16, 2008, 17:00]
RIPA demands push up ISP costs
News This 'fleshes out' provisions under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 ('RIPA') which give the Home Secretary power to order a provider of public telecoms services to maintain a "reasonable" level of intercept capacity to enable...
[July 9, 2002, 15:41]
RIPA and Human Rights Act conflict
News The RIP Draft on Lawful Business Practice Legislation was due to come into force on 2 October -- on the same day as the HRA 2000 -- but has been delayed until later this month as government irons out possible conflicts between RIPA and HRA.
[October 3, 2000, 12:49]
Indymedia server seizure 'may have breached RIPA'
News Allan said that if this is true then the seizure may have breached the UK's Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA), which governs the interception of communications. RIPA prohibits material derived from interception warrants being adduced as...
[October 22, 2004, 9:57]
Demon founder loses RIPA appeal bid
News Stanford had claimed that he was forced to plead guilty at the earlier trial because of a misinterpretation of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (RIPA) on the part of Judge Rivlin. Stanford attempted to defend his involvement in the...
[February 3, 2006, 14:50]
Government curbs councils' Ripa powers
News The Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (Ripa) gave public authorities to power to use surveillance to investigate serious crimes, including terrorism. On Tuesday, the government said council use of Ripa powers must be necessary and proportionate.
[November 4, 2009, 16:19]
ISPs debate offshore email to evade RIPA
News RIPA gives law enforcers powers to monitor email communications using hardware installed at ISPs. Brian Gladman, co-author of a report accusing RIPA of technical inadequacies, says the developments were innevitable.
[September 1, 2000, 10:38]
RIPA surveillance may break human rights laws
Talkback Dear Sir/Madam. For some time now I have been under surveillance. My flat has bugging devices in the form of wall socket transmitters, which were installed by electrical contractors about two years ago.
[June 21, 2006, 12:09]
Turning the tide against RIPA
Talkback And you think there WILL be penalties for misuse yea for real the get out will runb something like this .we were informed by reliable sources that this computer contained information in connection with out investigation into balh blah blah...
[August 16, 2006, 17:40]
RIPA could cause new wave of cyber attacks
Talkback This excuse was once used as a defence in a paedophilia case, it has now been ruled that you are responsible for what you do and what happens on your own PC, if you do not make adequate protection available on your pc and you lose the passwords or...
[August 18, 2006, 13:57]
RIPA could cause new wave of cyber attacks
Talkback Hi Myles, That's an interesting point - do you know when that ruling was made? We're aware of a couple of cases where people have been acquitted of charges after Trojan horses were found on their computers, but that was back in 2003.http://www.out...
[August 18, 2006, 17:01]
RIPA could cause new wave of cyber attacks
News The Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA) provides the legal framework for various methods of surveillance and information gathering by police and other agencies. The introduction of legislation to crack down on criminals using encryption...
[August 16, 2006, 10:20]
Turning the tide against RIPA
Leader After six years on the shelf, the controversial Part III of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers (RIP) Act is about to be activated. This would make it illegal to fail to produce encryption keys on demand: should the suspect be unable to do so...
[August 15, 2006, 17:25]
Government withdraws surveillance plan
News Home secretary David Blunkett has withdrawn a controversial addition to the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA) following a week of criticism from civil liberties groups and MPs of both parties.
[June 18, 2002, 15:33]
Wednesday
Blog Yet more RIPA-based confusion, this time among the ISPs. Now, there are plenty of sharp sticks here with which the cynical can prod the apparently incompetent Home Office, under whose auspices RIPA is being rolled out.
[July 15, 2002, 16:41]
Election 2001: Tory manifesto embraces freedom of the Net
News The Conservative party is proposing a laissez-faire approach towards regulating the Internet space, in contradiction with Labour's controversial Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA) which gives police and other authorities the power to...
[May 22, 2001, 12:46]
Privacy experts slam snooping code of practice
News Privacy experts have slammed the Home Office's draft Code of Practice for accessing communications data as a nebulous attempt to justify the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA). The draft Code of Practice addresses the most controversial...
[August 15, 2001, 16:40]
Car mag rebuked for 'perversion' email
News British car magazine MaxPower has received an official warning from the Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) for sending out a Big Brother promotional email that accused recipients of breaching the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA).
[August 17, 2001, 12:59]
Government wants your view on encryption keys
News Part III of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (RIPA) will, as it stands, give police the authority to force organisations and individuals to disclose encryption keys. The Home Office has today issued a public consultation on the...
[June 8, 2006, 16:10]
