Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (U.K.)
Today I found out about this lovely law passed in the U.K.
According to Wikipedia:
The RIPA allows the government to access a person’s electronic communications in a very unrestricted manner, thus infringing in the privacy of their correspondance in a manner many would not tolerate regarding their postal communications. The act:
- Enables the government to demand that an ISP provides access to a customer’s communications in secret
- Enables mass surveillance of communications in transit;
- Enables the government to demand ISPs fit equipment to facilitate surveillance;
- Enables the government to demand that someone hands over keys to protected information;
- Allows the government to monitor people’s internet activities;
- Prevents the existence of interception warrants and any data collected with them from being revealed in court
How do all these incredible laws get passed?
http://www.fipr.org/rip/