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Scrambling for Safety 7
On 22 October, FIPR and PI held a public meeting to assess proposed government legislation to retain and snoop on information about the phone and Internet activity of everyone in the UK. The programme, photos from the event and notes from speakers are all below.
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| Simon Watkin and the Earl of Northesk | Paul Boyle, DCA |
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| Beatrice Rogers, Intellect | Richard Kitchen, DWP |
Programme
2.15pm — 5.15pm, Wednesday 22 October 2003
New Theatre, East Building, London School of Economics, Houghton Street, London WC2
Chair: Dr Simon Moores, Zentelligence
| 2.15pm | Overview and analysis of the proposals Simon Watkin, Home Office; Richard Clayton, FIPR [slides] |
| Q&A and discussion | |
| 2.50pm | Who should be given surveillance powers? Paul Boyle, Information Rights Division, Department for Constitutional Affairs; Bryan Lewin, Trading Standards Officer, Northamptonshire County Council; Richard Kitchen, Chief Investigation Officer, Department for Work and Pensions; Detective Inspector John Donovan, ACPO Data Communications Strategy Group |
| Q&A and discussion | |
| 3.30pm | Break |
| 3.45pm | The industry perspective Beatrice Rogers, Intellect [notes]; Philip Virgo, IMIS [notes] |
| Q&A and discussion | |
| 4.15pm | The wider picture Richard Allan MP; the Earl of Northesk |
| Q&A and discussion | |
| 5.00pm | Close |
Background
Links and brief summaries of the regulations are available through Stand
The Home Office consultation documents:
Access to communications data
Voluntary retention of communications data
FIPR's Surveillance and security pages.
Privacy International's Wiretap pages.
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