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The Regulation of Investigatory Powers (RIP) Bill was introduced in the House of Commons on February 9, 2000 and completed its Parliamentary passage on July 26. The Bill received Royal Assent on July 28.
In September 2003, Home Secretary David Blunkett announced wide-ranging extensions to the list of those entitled to see information collected under the RIPA. The list now includes jobcentres, local councils, and the Chief Inspector of Schools. Civil rights and privacy campaigners have dubbed these extensions a "snoopers' charter". At the passing of the act only nine organisations (including the police and security services) were allowed to invoke it, but as of 2008, it was 792 organizations (including 474 councils).[1]
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The RIPA allows the government to access a person's electronic communications. The Act:
* Enables the government to demand that an ISP provides access to a customer's communications in secret;
* Enables mass surveillance of communications in transit;
* Enables the government to demand ISPs fit equipment to facilitate surveillance;
* Enables the government to demand that someone hands over keys to protected information;
* Allows the government to monitor people's internet activities;
* Prevents the existence of interception warrants and any data collected with them from being revealed in court
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and the moral of the story is - don't work while off sick - the big brother is watching
story of he family who was investigated for school application - it was easier to use RIPA, than to speak with them and ask for proof of address...
and this is just human nature.. when "enabled" that is... the direction is pretty interesting it even took eastern germans 30 years to do it "properly"
The Regulation of Investigatory Powers (RIP) Bill was introduced in the House of Commons on February 9, 2000 and completed its Parliamentary passage on July 26. The Bill received Royal Assent on July 28.
In September 2003, Home Secretary David Blunkett announced wide-ranging extensions to the list of those entitled to see information collected under the RIPA. The list now includes jobcentres, local councils, and the Chief Inspector of Schools. Civil rights and privacy campaigners have dubbed these extensions a "snoopers' charter". At the passing of the act only nine organisations (including the police and security services) were allowed to invoke it, but as of 2008, it was 792 organizations (including 474 councils).[1]
[edit] Summary
The RIPA allows the government to access a person's electronic communications. The Act:
* Enables the government to demand that an ISP provides access to a customer's communications in secret;
* Enables mass surveillance of communications in transit;
* Enables the government to demand ISPs fit equipment to facilitate surveillance;
* Enables the government to demand that someone hands over keys to protected information;
* Allows the government to monitor people's internet activities;
* Prevents the existence of interception warrants and any data collected with them from being revealed in court
looks in action:
A survey of UK councils has found some are spying on litter louts and people who let dogs foul public places, using laws to track criminals and terrorists.
Some local authorities have used the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (Ripa) more than 100 times in the last 12 months to conduct surveillance.
The findings, obtained by the Press Association news agency, come from 46 of the 468 local authorities in the UK.
Privacy campaigners called for a "root and branch review" of the law.
Earlier this month it emerged that Poole Borough Council in Dorset used Ripa to spy on a family for three weeks to find out if they were really living in a school catchment area.
The council said the case was treated as potential criminal activity, which justified the use of the act.
Home Office guidance says Ripa allows "the interception of communications, carrying out of surveillance and the use of covert human intelligence sources" to help prevent crime, including terrorism.
The Press Association contacted 97 councils to find out how they were using the powers.
The 46 who responded said they had used the act a total of 1,343 times, mainly against rogue trading, benefit fraud and anti-social behaviour like criminal damage.
But some said the law was also used to find out about other less serious offences, such as:
* Derby City Council, Bolton, Gateshead and Hartlepool used surveillance to investigate dog fouling.
* Bolton Council also used the act to investigate littering.
* The London borough of Kensington and Chelsea conducted surveillance on the misuse of a disabled parking badge.
* Liverpool City Council used Ripa to identify a false claim for damages.
* Conwy Council used the law to spy on a person who was working while off sick.
Some local authorities have used the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (Ripa) more than 100 times in the last 12 months to conduct surveillance.
The findings, obtained by the Press Association news agency, come from 46 of the 468 local authorities in the UK.
Privacy campaigners called for a "root and branch review" of the law.
Earlier this month it emerged that Poole Borough Council in Dorset used Ripa to spy on a family for three weeks to find out if they were really living in a school catchment area.
The council said the case was treated as potential criminal activity, which justified the use of the act.
Home Office guidance says Ripa allows "the interception of communications, carrying out of surveillance and the use of covert human intelligence sources" to help prevent crime, including terrorism.
The Press Association contacted 97 councils to find out how they were using the powers.
The 46 who responded said they had used the act a total of 1,343 times, mainly against rogue trading, benefit fraud and anti-social behaviour like criminal damage.
But some said the law was also used to find out about other less serious offences, such as:
* Derby City Council, Bolton, Gateshead and Hartlepool used surveillance to investigate dog fouling.
* Bolton Council also used the act to investigate littering.
* The London borough of Kensington and Chelsea conducted surveillance on the misuse of a disabled parking badge.
* Liverpool City Council used Ripa to identify a false claim for damages.
* Conwy Council used the law to spy on a person who was working while off sick.
and the moral of the story is - don't work while off sick - the big brother is watching
story of he family who was investigated for school application - it was easier to use RIPA, than to speak with them and ask for proof of address...
and this is just human nature.. when "enabled" that is... the direction is pretty interesting it even took eastern germans 30 years to do it "properly"
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