[Free-sklyarov-uk] New RIPA ammendment(s) probably coming in "autumn"

[Chris Lightfoot]

On Thu, Jul 25, 2002 at 12:53:12AM +0100, Steven Murdoch wrote:
> The letter from Atif Amin, defending the RIPA and amendment, states that
> the proposals were not a "snoopers' charter" and emphasised that the
> amendment did not permit access to the content of the communication,
> only traffic data. However in my original letter[1] I stated that even if
> monitoring is limited to this, there is still ample opportunity for
> abuse.

Etc. Etc. The phrase `not a snoopers' charter' is one of
their favourite phrases.

I am intrigued that you got an answer with an example of
how the Department of Health might use communications
data. I asked a very specific question about why the Post
Office[1] needed access to communications data, and didn't
get it.


My letter from Bob Ainsworth did say that ``... the draft
order did _not_ come about as a result of the September 11
terrorist attacks.'' I think that he mentions this because
Anne Campbell's letter to me claimed that they did, and
Bob Ainsworth's letter is technically to Anne Campbell.


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    1. Or Consignia or the Royal Mail or whatever they're
       called this week.


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