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Costly Big Brother plan won't work, warns LSE

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| 17/06/2009

...maintain an interception capability. They will note that police powers and capabilities to watch the public have increased...about the balance between threats to public safety, police powers, the effectiveness of safeguards and cost," the report... http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/06/16/236433/costly-big-brother-plan-wont-work-warns-lse.htm

Police to use Motor Insurance Database to enforce new measures

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| 21/01/2009

...injure thousands of people each year. "Increased police powers already mean more than 400 uninsured vehicles are seized...destroyed. The government has already given the police powers to seize and destroy vehicles being driven uninsured... http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/01/21/234344/police-to-use-motor-insurance-database-to-enforce-new.htm

RIP revival could cause IT headaches

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| 23/05/2006

...cause IT headaches by Cliff Saran Tuesday 23 May 2006 06:38 The government has revived plans to give the police powers to demand encryption keys from individuals and businesses. Home office minister Liam Byrne told parliament that... http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2006/05/23/216077/rip-revival-could-cause-it-headaches.htm

MP tables modernisation of Computer Misuse Act

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| 22/11/2005

...for government to increase the minimum sentences for simple hacking offences. This straightforward move would give police powers of arrest and seizure of computer equipment and, in recognition of the internationalisation of computer crime, make... http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2005/11/22/213036/mp-tables-modernisation-of-computer-misuse-act.htm

Government launches new data retention consultation

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| 20/06/2006

...citizens' communications data, such as who they called or e-mailed, and when. Part III of the act gives the police powers to demand encryption keys from individuals and businesses. The legislation has been deeply controversial. Alongside... http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2006/06/20/216510/government-launches-new-data-retention-consultation.htm

Bill will strenghen Computer Misuse Act

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| 14/03/2005

...that the government will come back to it after the general election," said Wyatt. The draft bill will strengthen police powers by making simple hacking offences an extraditable offence, with a maximum jail sentence of two years. Police would... http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2005/03/14/208790/bill-will-strenghen-computer-misuse-act.htm

Eurim urges e-law reform

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| 14/02/2002

...Evidence Act may also need to be updated, they believe. Although the Government has introduced new laws to give the police powers to intercept e-mails and telephone traffic data, in some cases they prevent law enforcement agencies from working... http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2002/02/14/185184/Eurim-urges-e-law-reform.htm

What difference did Labour make?

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| 12/02/2003

...RIP) Act faced a further rearguard action from business. The Government ditched key escrow in favour of enhanced police powers to demand encryption keys from their owners, and increased surveillance obligations for Internet service providers... http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2003/02/12/181211/what-difference-did-labour-make.htm

Minister rejects claims ID cards are high-risk

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| 16/06/2005

...attack it in the context of what it is not going to do," he said. There will be no Big Brother database, no new police powers to demand ID cards, and the government's powers will come under the scrutiny of a national ID cards commissioner... http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2005/06/16/210347/minister-rejects-claims-id-cards-are-high-risk.htm

Public inquiry to reassess cybercrime laws

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| 23/03/2004

...be increased from six months to five years. It would also make unauthorised access an extraditable offence and give police powers to seize suspects' computer equipment. Further details: www.apig.org.uk Key concerns of the inquiry... http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2004/03/23/201201/public-inquiry-to-reassess-cybercrime-laws.htm

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Police Powers and the UK Government in the 1980s

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| 08/04/2009

...covering security and security technology. « Social Networking Identity Theft Scams | Main April 8, 2009 Police Powers and the UK Government in the 1980s I found this great paragraph in this article on the future of privacy in the... http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2009/04/police_powers_a.html

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