Your Rights – RIP (Part II)

Consequently The RIP Bill became The RIP Act (or RIPA). The draft code of practice stated that RIPA orders could only be obtained in the interests of national security; for the purpose of preventing or detecting crime or preventing disorder; and in the interests of public safety. “We must ensure that such access is proportionate to the threat and highly regulated, and RIPA introduces, for the first time, strong statutory safeguards to govern... [Read More...]

Your Rights – RIP (Part 1)

The Passage of the Bill In 2000, the UK Government published details of its plans to allow law enforcement agencies to access email correspondence. For the first time, UK police would be able to lawfully read your emails and listen in on your mobile phone conversations.  The Regulation of Investigatory Powers Bill was positioned by the UK Government - then in its first term in Government and confident in its powers of spin - as nothing more than... [Read More...]