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RSS ripaCovert surveillance must be reserved for serious crimes, says government
News Ripa (the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act) granted public authorities the power to use surveillance to investigate crimes such as terrorism - but councils have attracted criticism for using them to detect petty... [05 Nov 2009]
Monitoring staff email and internet: The dos and don'ts
News Relevant legislation includes the Data Protection Act (DPA), Ripa 2000 and even the Human Rights Act. Every office generates so much email, IM and internet traffic it's all but impossible for management to keep track of... [22 Oct 2009]
One in 78: The chances your comms are being monitored
News Figures that emerged this week reveal that, in 2008, government bodies asked to see the communications data for one in 78 adults in the UK under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (Ripa). ZDNet.co.uk has more -... [11 Aug 2009]
Calls for gov't Phorm investigation rejected
News However, the ICO told silicon.com sister site ZDNet UK on Tuesday that while it could enforce the Data Protection Act, it had no remit to enforce other privacy laws, such as the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act... [21 May 2009]
Gov't denies mass surveillance tech
News The press statement said GCHQ is in the process of developing technologies that are "designed to work under the existing legal framework", and that blanket interception would not be legal under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act... [06 May 2009]
Who's monitoring your email?
News Davies noted that retention of data could lead to local authorities using that data in a similar way to their use of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (Ripa). Once the data is held under this particular regime,... [06 Apr 2009]
Inbox: Home Office hacking powers go too far
Comment Thank you for reminding people that Ripa has already stripped people of their privacy - the current move is simply to allow international sharing of the gathered data. The weekly Inbox column collects the best and most... [23 Jan 2009]
Legal Eye: Does Home Office online surveillance go too far?
Comment Similarly, no new legislation is likely to be ushered in with these extended surveillance powers, instead the proposals would be regulated and governed under the existing Ripa legislation. While these proposals may at... [21 Jan 2009]
Investigation to turn inward on Ripa
News The Home Office will conduct a review of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (Ripa) early next year, Home Secretary Jacqui Smith announced on Tuesday. Smith told members of Intellect, the UK IT-trade association,... [17 Dec 2008]
Tories pledge to stop surveillance powers abuse
News Shadow security minister Baroness Pauline Neville-Jones told silicon.com sister site ZDNet UK on Wednesday that the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (Ripa) needs to be addressed to stop the misuse of anti-terrorist... [30 Oct 2008]
Round three for BT's Phorm trials
News Phorm's opponents claimed the trials were illegal under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (Ripa) and the Data Protection Act. Clayton said that, to be legal under Ripa, both sides of the... [29 Sep 2008]
Scottish gov't enlists data privacy experts
News Local authorities in the UK have been criticised by opposition MPs for using the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (Ripa) to access telephone communications records. The Scottish government has set up a group of... [11 Sep 2008]
Email and web snoop plans slammed - again
News We have worked with CSPs (communications service providers) to ensure they can store data retained under the EU directive in such a way that it can be accessed to provide a timely response to RIPA (Regulation of... [04 Sep 2008]
Phorm defends 'traffic-analysis' methods
News Phorm - whose Webwise and Open Internet Exchange (OIX) technologies were used by BT in a trial on its customers - says the Foundation for Information Policy Research (FIPR) is wrong to say the use of Phorm's technologies constituted... [11 Apr 2008]
Police get powers to demand data decryption
News Earlier this week, Part III of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (Ripa) came into effect. Under Section 49 of Ripa Part III, police can serve a notice that requires encrypted data to be... [04 Oct 2007]
