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RIPA

Judge denies NCA's grab for Lauri Love's encryption keys
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public sector

Judge denies NCA's grab for Lauri Love's encryption keys

Magistrate rules police should have used RIPA in federal reserve hack case
10 May 2016
Watchdog says “intolerable” terror laws must be scrapped
surveillance
Server & storage

Watchdog says “intolerable” terror laws must be scrapped

Adds that stronger reasons required to introduce Snoopers' Charter
11 Jun 2015
Home Office widens interception law debate
Privacy
public sector

Home Office widens interception law debate

Civil society campaigners will meet with Home Office officials next week to discuss a review into UK interception laws.
30 Nov 2010
Government looks to tighten RIPA
surveillance
public sector

Government looks to tighten RIPA

The Home Office wants to stop so many 'trivial' uses of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA).
5 Nov 2009
UK gets final EU warning over Phorm
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public sector

UK gets final EU warning over Phorm

The European Commission is now a step away from taking legal action against the UK government over the Phorm trials.
30 Oct 2009
Week in Review: How much is too much data?
Security

Week in Review: How much is too much data?

Half a million requests for data concerning our communications seems an awful lot…
14 Aug 2009
Need to Know: RIPA
RIPA
public sector

Need to Know: RIPA

Half a million people were snooped on last year, all using the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act. But what is it?
11 Aug 2009
ISPs divulge comms data on half a million people
data
public sector

ISPs divulge comms data on half a million people

Government bodies have requested communications data on half a million people.
10 Aug 2009
Need to Know: All the latest tech topics
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Mobile

Need to Know: All the latest tech topics

Not sure about the latest tech trends? We explain the latest IT topics, so you can look like an expert.
29 Jun 2009
ISPs forced to keep user data at £48 million cost
public sector

ISPs forced to keep user data at £48 million cost

E-mail details, website visits and internet calls will all be stored by ISPs for use in ‘public and national security’ from today.
6 Apr 2009
Government to review security data collection
News

Government to review security data collection

Home Secretary Jacqui Smith said the government will look at ways to balance privacy with protection.
17 Dec 2008
Terrorist suspects forced to hand over encryption keys
Security

Terrorist suspects forced to hand over encryption keys

The police have the power to put you in jail if you don’t hand over encryption keys to the data they want.
15 Oct 2008