RE : (#3440) Simon Watkin e-mails posted by Portly_Giraffe
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RIPA is primarily about how state
bodies; such as the police, local councils the security
and intelligence agencies, conduct some of their
investigatory functions.
RIPA exists to provide a statutory basis and operating
framework for the Police and other law enforcement bodies
to interfere with an individual’s right to privacy, for
instance during the course of an criminal investigation.
An independent body exists to deal with complaints about
breaches of RIPA in relation to the police or other State
investigatory bodies.
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I thought that I remembered a high profile case not so long ago ..
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6301243.stm
They were both charged with RIPA offences.
(from the Reg story at the time -
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/08...e_tap_charges/ )
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Goodman and Mulcaire are jointly charged with eight counts of unlawfully intercepting voicemail messages between 3 January and 30 May 2006, contrary to Section One of Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000. Both also face a separate conspiracy to intercept communications charge.
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So It would seem that RIPA can and has been used other than
"in relation to the police or other State investigatory bodies." I'm sure that if I were found to be intercepting the communications of an ex-girlfriend for example RIPA offences would be the first option for the Police.