Summary
RIPA regulates the manner in which certain public bodies may conduct surveillance and access a person's electronic communications. The Act:
- enables certain public bodies to demand that an ISP provide access to a customer's communications in secret;
- enables mass surveillance of communications in transit;
- enables certain public bodies to demand ISPs fit equipment to facilitate surveillance;
- enables certain public bodies to demand that someone hand over keys to protected information;
- allows certain public bodies to monitor people's Internet activities;
- prevents the existence of interception warrants and any data collected with them from being revealed in court.
Read more about this topic: Regulation Of Investigatory Powers Act 2000
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