[privacy] Contested UK Encryption Disclosure Law Takes Effect

["Paul Ferguson" <fergdawg () netzero net>]

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Via InfoWorld.

[snip]

British law enforcement gained new powers on Monday to compel individuals
and businesses to decrypt data wanted by authorities for investigations.

The measure is in the third part of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers
Act (RIPA), legislation passed in 2000 by the U.K. Parliament to give law
enforcement new investigation powers with respect to evolving communication
technologies.

The government contends law enforcement more frequently encounters
encrypted data, which delays investigations. But RIPA Part III wasn't
activated when the act was passed due to the less prevalent use of
encryption.

But as of Monday, those served with a "Section 49" notice have to either
make decryption keys available or put the data in an intelligible form for
authorities. Failure to comply could mean a prison sentence of up to two
years for cases not involving national security or five years for those
that do.

[snip]

More:
http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/10/01/UK-encryption-disclosure-law-take
s-effect_1.html

- - ferg

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