http://blog.geeklawyer.org/2007/10/02/different-asshole-same-shit/ A barrister gossips & rants on intellectual property law, the legal system and civil liberties. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 02:18:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 http://blog.geeklawyer.org/2007/10/02/different-asshole-same-shit/#comment-17818 Geeklawyer Wed, 03 Oct 2007 12:23:37 +0000 http://blog.geeklawyer.org/2007/10/02/different-asshole-same-shit/#comment-17818 There's no need for judicial oversight on a s22 notice - it only needs an inspector to authorise it: that's going to be a tough hurdle to overcome :roll: There’s no need for judicial oversight on a s22 notice - it only needs an inspector to authorise it: that’s going to be a tough hurdle to overcome

]]> http://blog.geeklawyer.org/2007/10/02/different-asshole-same-shit/#comment-17810 moon23 Wed, 03 Oct 2007 08:45:32 +0000 http://blog.geeklawyer.org/2007/10/02/different-asshole-same-shit/#comment-17810 The article I read suggests that a Judge would have to authorize the release of any information. If they didn't then this would be a huge violation of civil liberties. Even with Judicial review it still makes one wonder why over 650 governmental agencies would need access to this information. I didn’t even realize that there were this many public bodies! The EU Directive on Data Retention meant that the UK government had to create some kind of new mandate for the retention of phone logs, but they didn't have to allow everyone under the sun to have access to it. It would be interesting to know what the criteria for gaining access to this information is, I mean will it be used to stop benefit cheats? What is more disturbing is that information on where each mobile phone call takes place will also be stored so your movements will also be tracked and stored. The article I read suggests that a Judge would have to authorize the release of any information. If they didn’t then this would be a huge violation of civil liberties. Even with Judicial review it still makes one wonder why over 650 governmental agencies would need access to this information. I didn’t even realize that there were this many public bodies! The EU Directive on Data Retention meant that the UK government had to create some kind of new mandate for the retention of phone logs, but they didn’t have to allow everyone under the sun to have access to it. It would be interesting to know what the criteria for gaining access to this information is, I mean will it be used to stop benefit cheats? What is more disturbing is that information on where each mobile phone call takes place will also be stored so your movements will also be tracked and stored.

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