Update of existing Code
As noted in the article, the Interception Code of Practice is an update and revision of the existing guidance. From a rough comparison, they've done the following:-
- Incorporated the "external" bit of DRIPA
- Extending mention of privileged comms to include MPs and constituency affairs
- Taken on board a subset of the IOCCO recommendations from their recent investigation into police use of RIPA against journalists
- Made assorted other tweaks related to sensitive and privileged communications, e.g. journos etc
- Made a number of other tweaks, some good, some bad. e.g. the duration of initial warrants in para 3.17 has changed.
It seems that they've slackened some of the things they may have found to be an arse, while tightening rules that didn't really effect them anyway, but should have some credit for paying at least lip service to the oversight bodies.
In the unlikely case anyone is interested in the full list of changes, I'll be putting them on my blog at kingtut666.wordpress.com later today.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
