[Gllug] bit OT: (forw) [I.Brown at cs.ucl.ac.uk: Scrambling for Safety 6]

[SteveC]

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Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2003 12:11:31 +0100
To: ukcrypto <ukcrypto at chiark.greenend.org.uk>
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From: Ian Brown <I.Brown at cs.ucl.ac.uk>
Subject: Scrambling for Safety 6

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 at 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
~~~~~~~
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/consult.
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/
-- 
(c) FIPR April 2003.
This message may be copied freely in whole or in part provided
attribution is given.





----- End forwarded message -----
have fun,

SteveC steve at fractalus.com http://www.fractalus.com/steve/


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