IP: UK Regulation of Investigatory Power (RIP) bill published

[Dave Farber <farber@cis.upenn.edu>]

>\Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 00:24 +0000 (GMT)
>From: wendyg@cix.compulink.co.uk (Wendy Grossman)
>
>I haven't seen anything about this on the list, so FYI:
>
>Last Thursday, the UK government, specifically the Home Office,
>published the Regulation of Investigatory Powers (RIP) bill.  This
>contains updates to a variety of legislation designed to give police
>powers to wiretap, surveill, etc.  WRT crypto, it contains the clauses
>regarding the requirement for people to produce keys to decrypt
>information if notified to do so that were deleted from the Electronic
>Communications (formerly Electronic Commerce) bill.  These clauses
>failed a Human Rights audit commissioned by the Foundation for
>Information Policy Research because they essentially shift the burden of
>proof onto the (presumed) innocent.  In addition, the bill would require
>ISPs to install equipment to allow monitoring of their customers.
>
>The bill is at
>http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm199900/cmbills/064/2000064.htm
>
>Foundation for Information Policy Research's analysis is at
>http://www.fipr.org
>
>The Campaign Against Censorship of the Internet in Britain's comments
>are at
>http://www.liberty.org.uk/cacib/artview.php3?currentgroup=0&pid=77&type=n
>ews
>
>I should have a news story in the Telegraph on Thursday
>(http://www.telegraph.co.uk)
>
>wg