On Fri, 21 Jun 2002, Andy Davidson wrote:
> I see. So are you happy about your service provider (which could be a
> company you pay, in order to connect to their network, or possibly you, if
> you use a mail server on your network, or colocate one elsewhere) being
> forced to keep copies of mail you send out, in case the Department of Food
> Standards wants to take a read ?
Nope. Because that's not what RIPA gives them the ability to do.
What it does do is give Them the power to request email _logs_ regarding
certain people's activity. Much as I dislike this Act, I think getting the
detail correct is important :)
G
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