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

[Alistair Davidson]

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On Thursday 25 July 2002 8:36 am, Jason Kitcat wrote:
> Steven Murdoch <steven at murdomedia.net> said on 25/7/02:
> >Most interestingly the letter states that "It should be noted that we
> >were not giving these additional public authorities the power to demand
> >the communications records of every UK telephone and Internet user. The
> >aim was to provide greater safeguards, clarity and regulation to
> >*activities that already go on*" (emphasis mine). This implies that
> >currently almost any public organisation and even some private companies
> >have access to anyone's communications. I find this revelation to be
> >very disturbing.
>
> I received the same letter from Bob Ainsworth, I too found the quote
> "*activities that already go on*" extremely worrying and made this clear in
> my response. I've had no reply to that yet.

Personally I suspect it's largely a rhetorical trick along the lines of the 
word "Regulation" in RIP. I must confess, with some embaressment, to being 
irrationally reassured* when I read that the bill wouldn't change much, 
although obviously I didn't believe a word of it.

* I blame jetlag, just got back from a month in Canada

- -- 
Alistair Davidson
Prying open your third eye since 1823
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