From: Nigel Metheringham <address@hidden>
To: address@hidden
Date: 10 Jun 2002 16:17:55 +0100
Those watching the erosion of privacy might be interested in the
following Parliamentary Order extending the lists of who is allows to
get traffic data from telcos and ISPs from a short list of departments
to a list including everyone and their dog.
A note to your MP may be in order although most likely useless since
this is all done to protect us from terrorists.... (I mean "The Postal
Services Commission" - just as well they are there protecting us from
harm).
Nigel.
> -----Original Message-----
> Sent: Monday, June 10, 2002 2:41 PM
> Subject: [mt] More RIP stuff
>
>
> The Home Office has laid an Order before Parliament (expected
> to be debated in the Common on 18 June, Lords TBA)
>
> http://www.legislation.hmso.gov.uk/si/si2002/draft/20022322.htm
>
> It extends the list of public authorities that can issue RIP
> s22 notices (ie to access traffic data from telcos and ISPs)...
>
> ...to add the following central Government departments
>
> 1. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
> 2. The Department of Health.
> 3. The Home Office.
> 4. The Department of Trade and Industry.
> 5. The Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions.
> 6. The Department for Work and Pensions.
> 7. The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment for Northern
> Ireland.
>
> AND pretty much any local authority
>
> 8. Any local authority within the meaning of section 1 of
> the Local Government Act 1999
> 9. Any fire authority as defined in the Local Government
> (Best Value) Performance Indicators Order 2000
> 10. A council constituted under section 2 of the Local
> Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994
> 11. A district council within the meaning of the Local
> Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972
>
> AND NHS bodies in Scotland and Northern Ireland
>
> 12. The Common Services Agency of the Scottish Health Service.
> 13. The Northern Ireland Central Services Agency for the Health and
> Social Services.
>
> AND some other bodies
>
> 14. The Environment Agency.
> 15. The Financial Services Authority.
> 16. The Food Standards Agency.
> 17. The Health and Safety Executive.
> 18. The Information Commissioner.
> 19. The Office of Fair Trading.
> 20. The Postal Services Commission.
> 21. The Scottish Drug Enforcement Agency.
> 22. The Scottish Environment Protection Agency.
> 23. The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority Constabulary.
> 24. A Universal Service Provider within the meaning of the Postal
> Services Act 2000
>
> The existing list was just
>
> Police (all the forces, MOD police, NCS, NCIS)
> Secret Intelligence Agencies (MI5, MI6, GCHQ)
> Customs and Excise
> Inland Revenue
>
> The intent is to get this remarkable extension of scope into
> force on 1st August and switch on this part of the Act at
> that time. There's one order yet to come however - on which
> level of official will be able to authorise a s22 notice.
>
>
> People will recall that a RIP s22 notice will reveal details
> held by a communications service provider such as...
>
> name and address
> service usage details
> details of who you have been calling
> details of who has called you
> mobile phone location info
> source and destination of email
> usage of web sites (but not pages within such sites)
>
> So who else do you want to be able to spy on you ???
>
> Steve
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[ Nigel Metheringham address@hidden ]
[ - Comments in this message are my own and not ITO opinion/policy - ]
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