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[FYI] (Fwd) Scrambling for Safety 6
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From: Ian Brown <I.Brown@cs.ucl.ac.uk>
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Subject: Scrambling for Safety 6
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Hope lots of ukcrypto members can make it along! Simon Watkin and
Richard Clayton are among the confirmed speakers, so it should be an
interesting afternoon :)
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Scrambling for Safety 6
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WHAT: An open meeting on the Home Office data retention and
access consultations, organised by the Foundation for
Information Policy Research and Privacy International.
WHEN: 1.30pm-5.30pm, Wednesday 14 May 2003.
WHERE: The Hong Kong Theatre, Clement House, LSE,
Aldwych, London WC2
http://www.lse.ac.uk/School/maps/map3.htm
Admission is free but space is limited, so please RSVP to
sfs6@fipr.org if you wish to attend.
PLEASE REDISTRIBUTE THIS FLYER UNTIL 14 MAY 2003.
The latest updated information on the meeting is available at
http://www.fipr.org/sfs6.html
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The Home Office caused huge controversy last summer when it attempted
to allow a long list of public authorities to access records of
individuals' telephone and Internet usage. This "communications data"
-- phone numbers and e-mail addresses contacted, web sites visited,
locations of mobile phones, etc. -- would have been available without
any judicial oversight, under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers
Act 2000.
There has also been ongoing argument about government powers to force
telephone companies and Internet Service Providers to keep copies of
such communications data. Under the Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security
Act 2001, the Home Secretary may require companies to store this data
for long periods to allow later access by intelligence and law
enforcement agencies.
The Home Office is now consulting over both issues before taking
further action. "Scrambling for Safety 6" will bring together
representatives from government, industry and human rights
organisations to discuss the issues they raise with interested members
of the public. This is the only such meeting during the consultation
period, and is free to attend. Come along and make sure your voice is
heard!
Background
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The Home Office consultation documents are at:
http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/crimpol/crimreduc/regulation/part1/consul
t. html (access)
http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/docs/comsdatacontacts.html (retention)
FIPR's "Surveillance and security" pages are at:
http://www.fipr.org/surveillance.html
Privacy International's wiretap page is at:
http://www.privacyinternational.org/countries/uk/surveillance/
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