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Date: 2000-04-14
UK: Datenschuetzer verurteilen Ueberwachungsgesetz-.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- UK: Datenschuetzer verurteilen Ueberwachungsgesetz Das bezeichnenderweise mit RIP akronymi/sierte Schnüffelgesetz "Regulation of Investigatory Powers" der Labour-Regierung ist von Ihrer Majestät offiziellem Datenschutzbeauftragten in Grund & Boden gestampft worden. -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- Data protection watchdog slams Snooping Bill The Home Office's Regulation of Investigatory Powers (RIP) Bill faced its most damning condemnation so far when the UK data protection watchdog presented its concerns to the Home Office. The Data Protection Commission (DPC) - formerly the Data Protection Registrar (DPR) - which handles the protection of personal data in the UK, voiced a number of reservations about the Bill in a response document submitted to the Home Office during the standing committee period which ended 6 April. The DPC report contains a wide range of objections raised by Elizabeth France, commissioner of the DPC. Francis Aldhouse, deputy commissioner of the DPC, said the organisation fears the legislation on encryption could leave individuals open to an invasion of privacy. "If a key is demanded by a law enforcement agency, you might be entirely innocent. It might be to do with somebody else's communications but you cannot be told that your security has been prejudiced and that is a problem from our point of view," he said. ... He added: "Interception of communications is a breach of the right to privacy. It can be justified on special public policy grounds such as the right to investigate crime but there have to be some strict criteria which must be satisfied." ... Simon Davies, director general of rights group Privacy International UK, welcomed the DPR's position but said it hasn't taken its criticism far enough. "I'm disappointed. It would be useful for the commissioner - who has a privacy mandate - to have taken a stronger view. They've missed a rare opportunity to stop the Bill in its tracks," said Davies. .... In a written response, the Home Office said the RIP Bill is "complementary" to the Human Rights Bill. "We are committed to making the UK the best and safest place in the world for ecommerce to take place... the government fully recognises the value of encryption not just to the individual and to the ecommerce revolution, but also as a crime prevention tool in itself, for example in preventing fraud on the Internet," it stated. Full Story http://www.silicon.com/bin/bladerunner?REQUNIQ=955718613&30REQEVENT= Related 'Snooping Bill' slammed by Silicon.com viewers' http://www.silicon.com/a36839 'Government accused of 'hopelessly underestimating' RIP costs' http://www.silicon.com/a36658 -.- -.-. --.- - -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- edited by Harkank published on: 2000-04-14 comments to office@quintessenz.at subscribe Newsletter - -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- 
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