[Ir-l] Fwd: Round-up of RIP bill media coverage (www.fipr.org/rip#media)

Wed Apr 5 21:44:29 BST 2000

>From: "Caspar Bowden" <cb at fipr.org>
>Subject: Round-up of RIP bill media coverage (www.fipr.org/rip#media)
>Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2000 14:07:21 +0100
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>In case of interest, here's a roundup of media coverage of RIP.
>The first dozen or so are hooked on reports of Scrambling for Safety 2000.
>
>Nearly all can be perused from live links at
>http://www.fipr.org/rip#media
>and see further details at http://www.fipr.org/rip/burdenproof.html
>
>(contributions appreciated: ripnews at fipr.org)
>
>Guardian 30/3/00: 
>  3 exchanges of letters between Caspar Bowden and Charles Clarke MP
>Independent 2/4/00: "E-mails that could return to haunt you"
>BBC Online 31/3/00: "Website campaign to derail legislation"
>Computing 30/3/00: "New law opens up private data to MI5"
>Silicon.com 30/3/00: 
>  "Government accused of 'hopelessly underestimating' RIP costs"
>Computer Weekly 30/3/00: "FEI warns Government RIP faces huge hurdles"
>Sunday People 26/3/00: "FORGET YOUR PASSWORD... END UP IN JAIL"
>Observer 26/3/00: 
>  "It's RIP basic human rights as 'worst UK legislation ever' looms"
>Irish Times 25/3/00: "British bill may 'drive' e-commerce to Republic"
>BBC Radio 4 'PM' 24/3/00: Branwen Jeffreys reports on RIP (5m 13s)
>Financial Times 24/3/00:"Legal fears over e-mail tapping"
>NTK 24/3/00: 
>  Minister in charge of Not Being Scared by The Crypto Freaks
>KableNET.com 24/3/00: E-bugging bill gets a slating
>VNUNet 24/3/00: "Snooping powers could harm cheap net access"
>The Register 23/3/00: "RIP: even Big Brother is confused"
>Wired.com 23/3/00: "Ripping into U.K. Privacy Bill"
>ComputerWeekly 23/3/00: "Banks snub bill to spy on IT data"
>VNUNet 23/3/00: "UK government answers snooping bill critics"
>Silicon.com 23/3/00: 
>  "Internet 'Snooping Bill' fails human rights audit"
>ZDNet News 22/3/00: "RIP Bill comes under fresh attack"
>VNUNet 22/3/00: "Industry tackles UK government over snooping bill"
>Network News 22/3/00: "Industry insiders challenge RIP Bill"
>Financial Times 21/3/00: Letter from Charles Clarke MP
>ZDNet 21/3/00: "RIP bill gets buried under fax mountain"
>Communications Week International 20/3/00: 
>  "ISPs condemn expensive 'spy tax' proposal"
>NTK 17/3/00: RIP Bill and "external" communications, Freedom servers
>Computer Weekly 16/3/00: "Why the RIP Bill should R.I.P."
>Computer Weekly 16/3/00: "City banks urged to air grievances over Bill"
>Computer Weekly 16/3/00: "WAKE UP CALL: the RIP Bill, what is it ?"
>Business & Technology (March): 
>  "Big Brother demands keys to e-mail doors"
>Daily Telegraph 16/3/00: 
>  "Regulation Bill carries 'tipping off' offence"
>Guardian 15/3/00: 
>  Letter from Caspar Bowden in reply to Charles Clarke MP
>Register 14/3/00: "What the hell is... the UK's RIP Bill"
>Financial Times 14/3/00:
>  "LETTERS: Threat to internet ambitions", Tom Wills-Sandford (FEI)
>Independent 14/3/00: 
>  "Investigatory Powers Bill is `Big Brother charter', warn objectors"
>The Register 13/3/00: "Big Brother Bill faces Select Committee storm"
>Open Letter 13/3/00 from Charles Clarke MP and ukcrypto reply thread
>Observer 12/3/00: "Encryption bill has to be last straw
>Guardian 10/3/00: Letter from Charles Clarke MP
>Daily Telegraph 9/3/00: "LEADER:... at intrusion-newlab.com"
>Financial Times 7/3/00: "LEADER: Spies in the web
>Guardian 7/3/00: "LEADER: RIP for basic liberties"
>BBC Online 7/3/00: "Computer crime plans attacked"
>Times 7/3/00: "How secure is your e-mail?"
>Times: Changing world of the snoopers, March 7, 2000.
>Wired.com 7/3/00: "U.K. Crypto Law a Key Issue"
>vnunet.com 7/3/00: "UK email interception bill stumbles"
>The Register 6/3/00: "Opposition mounts against UK's Big Brother Bill"
>Financial Times 6/3/00: 
>  "Bill could affect cost of accessing the internet"
>Irish Times 5/3/00: UK RIP Bill Is Killer Blow To E-Commerce
>NTK 3/3/00: RIPping yarns
>Guardian Online 1/3/00: "Government surveillance bill arouses alarm"
>Radio 4 'Today' 6/3/00: interview with Caspar Bowden
>Sunday Times 5/3/00:"Fighting for online privacy"
>ZDNetUK 1/3/00: Government Snooping will cost taxpayers millions
>Network News 28/2/00: "Encryption at the mercy of the law"
>BBC World Service radio "Insight" (26/2/00, 13m 53s)
>BBC Radio 5 Live 26/2/00: Interview with Nicholas Bohm
>Daily Telegraph 24/2/00: "Bill revives attack on privacy"
>Computer Weekly 24/2/00: "LEADER: Folly of draconian law on decryption"
>Irish Times 18/2/00:"UK RIP BILL IS KILLER BLOW TO E-COMMERCE"
>Wired 16/2/00: Irish, UK Crypto Regs Far Apart
>Guardian 11/2/00:"Leader: All eyes and ears"
>Financial Times 11/2/00: 
>  BIG BROTHER: Government unveils e-mail surveillance law
>Guardian 11/2/00: Ministers seek wide bugging powers
>TechWeb 10/2/00: "E-Spying Bill Called 'Escrow By Intimidation'"
>ZDNet UK 10/2/00: "New surveillance bill comes under fire"
>BBC Online 10/2/00: "Surveillance bill under fire"
>ZDNet  17/1/00: "IT Week: Decryption centre mooted"
>Financial Times 11/1/00: "LAW: Ministers rush through e-mail powers"
>Financial Times 21/12/99: 
>  "Caspar Bowden (personal view): Decrypt with care"
>--
>Caspar Bowden                Tel: +44(0)171 354 2333
>Director, Foundation for Information Policy Research
>RIP Information Centre at:    www.fipr.org/rip#media
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