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Originally Posted by Anonymouse
The Information Commissioner does not have responsibility for advising on or enforcing the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (RIPA). I should also make clear that the Information Commissioners Office does not have responsibility for advising on or enforcing the Computer Misuse Act 1990.
If they don't have responsibility for RIPA or the CMA, who the hell does?
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The ICO should be enforcing PECR (which should guarantee that your privacy is protected by explicit opt in)... Try asking them why they haven't assigned a case worker, and highlight PECR.
Regards RIPA, it seems the Home Office may have responsibility for enforcement, but they consider they have 'no investigatory role'. You should also be able to report to your local Police,
Scotland Yard/SOCA investigated the News of the World case for the Royal Family... but they can't be bothered to investigate for 100,000+ ordinary people.
Regards Computer Misuse, I understand again it should be your local Police. But if your experience turns out anything like mine, they won't investigate, claiming its a Home Office responsibility or implying that someone 'higher up' is investigating, or demanding absolute proof (which you can't have unless you have a search warrant for an ISP). Essentially, they will say anything to avoid investigating.
So its a pretty depressing story really.
DON'T LET THAT STOP YOU REPORTING IT.
Its really important these complaints keep adding up. I know of around half a dozen to a dozen complaints to various Police forces (including Avon, Metropolitan) that have so far gone uninvestigated, despite the flagrant admission by Emma Sanderson on TV. I know of only one instances of the ICO assigning 'a case worker' (for what that's worth).
Incidentally, I was in IKEA at the weekend looking for a solution to the perpetual problem of 'wasted space'. The thought ocurred to me that the ICO could be replaced by a more useful Billy bookcase unit.
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