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Phorm ushers in new UK-based directors
...Foundation for Information Policy Research (FIPR), which said Phorm's technology breaks the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) is reportedly considering whether to prosecute BT over the Phorm ad targeting... http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/12/02/233681/phorm-ushers-in-new-uk-based-directors.htm
Bad Phorm
...at great length to the Home Office to make sure that its scheme doesn't break RIPA (the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act). However, surely once you have in place a system that's capable of intercepting traffic for any purpose other than... http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/stuart_king/2008/03/bad-phorm.html
Revealed - Government plans to tap phone and internet use
...required to hand over limited data to public authorities holding a relevant notice under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA). Subscriber details This data, which is held for specific lengths of time, includes subscriber details... http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/05/22/230779/how-government-plans-to-spy-on-all-internet-useage.htm
Tories slam ‘creeping growth of surveillance society’
...free. We're less safe," he claimed. He also attacked the use by councils of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act to snoop on citizens whilst investigating minor misdemenours. http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/10/01/232516/tories-slam-creeping-growth-of-surveillance-society.htm
Coleman Report
1. Introduction: background and context 8 1.1 Purpose of this report 8 1.2 Scope of the review 8 1.3 The changing context 8 1.4 Structure of the report 9 2. The changed environment: new challenges 10 2.1 Overview 10 2.2 Examples of change 10 2.3 Main features of the changing environment 10 2. http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/stuart_king/Coleman%20Report.pdf
Councils use terrorism law to access more than 900 citizens’ phone and e-mail records
...private phone and e-mail records, reports The Daily Telegraph. Councils have used the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (Ripa) to investigate misdemeanours such as dog fouling, under-age smoking, dog quarantine breaches and unlicensed... http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/06/05/230952/councils-use-terrorism-law-to-access-more-than-900-citizens-phone-and-e-mail-records.htm
Concern over a giant database? You bet!
...chooses to use such a scheme for anything other than anti-terror controls. Look at the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act - it was intended to allow the monitoring of terrorists, but is now routinely used to check on dog fouling, school... http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/the-data-trust-blog/2008/10/concern-over-a-giant-database.html
Government snooping doubles
...mails and phone calls. He said 154 of 474 local authorities had used powers under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act to make 1,707 requests for communications data. In 2006 the figure was 122. "Local authorities could make much more... http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/08/12/231795/government-snooping-doubles.htm
Councils use Ripa law 10,000 times to investigate citizens for minor offences
...missions last year to investigate alleged minor offences by citizens. The councils used the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (Ripa) to enable them to request the e-mail and phone records of citizens. It was reported earlier this year... http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/07/23/231608/councils-use-ripa-law-10000-times-to-investigate-citizens-for-minor.htm
Phorm opens itself to independent scrutiny (The Privacy, Identity & Consent Blog)
...in this case, he remains of the opinion that Phorm's system operates in breach of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000, and there is also a case to argue that it breaches the Computer Misuse Act 1990. Richard also makes the wise... http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/the-data-trust-blog/2008/04/phorm-opens-itself-to-independ.html
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BT deletes Phorm forums
...repeatedly and unsuccessfully pushed for the prosecution of BT for allegedly contravening the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA) by using Phorm's technology without gaining the prior consent of its broadband customers. BT is currently... http://news.zdnet.co.uk/communications/0,1000000085,39557925,00.htm
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White Paper
...Act 1998; • the Human Rights Act 1998; • the Electronic Communications Act 2000; • the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000; • the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (for public bodies), • the Telecommunications Regulations 2003 and... http://www.itgovernance.co.uk/files/Halcyon%20White%20Paper.pdf
Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000
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