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12:48:27 on Wed, 11 Mar 2009, "Broadfoot, Kevin"
<[log in to unmask]> writes
>. At the passing of RIPA investigatory powers were available to only
>nine organisations acting against the most serious crimes or in the
>interests of national security. Subsequent amendments have enabled
>more than 792 organisations to invoke it! .
I'm sorry but that's complete nonsense. The "nine organisations" only
refers to powers to tap phones and email (and yes, only on very serious
cases).
The remainder of the powers were available to a very wide range of
public authorities, for less serious matters, and if anything the number
of them has reduced, not increased. For example (my famous example) the
Egg Marketing Board can no longer conduct surveillance (to see if people
are counterfeiting the little Lion stamp), but they were one of the
original bodies allowed to by the Act.
--
Roland Perry
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