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U.K. Passes E-Mail Snooping Bill Into Law

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July 27, 2000, 8:59 AM PDT

U.K. Passes E-Mail Snooping Bill Into Law

Internet service providers will be required to track all data and route it to the MI5 security agency.

By Laura Rohde

LONDON – A surveillance bill granting the U.K. government sweeping powers to access e-mail and other encrypted Internet communications passed its final vote in the House of Commons on Wednesday and is set to become law on Oct. 5.

Among other provisions, the Regulation of Investigatory Powers (RIP) bill requires Internet service providers in the U.K. to track all data traffic passing through their computers and route it to the Government Technical Assistance Center (GTAC). The GTAC is being established in the London headquarters of the U.K. security service MI5 – the equivalent to the Federal Bureau of Investigation in the U.S.

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