Written question asked by Lord Hanningfield (Conservative), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Lord West of Spithead (Labour) on Monday, 23 June 2008.
Regulation of Investigatory Powers
- Question
- asked Her Majesty's Government:How many people have been convicted of the offence of withholding computer passwords or encryption keys since the introduction of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000.
- Answer
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Part 3 of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act provides for the offence of failure to disclose a key to protected information in response to a notice under Section 49. Since it was brought into force in October 2007, two individuals have disclosed their keys when required to do so. A further four individuals have prosecutions pending for failure to comply with a notice.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 4122; 702 c212WA
- Session
- 2007-08
- Subjects
- Disclosure of information Computers Prosecutions Cryptography
- Legislation
- Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000
- Contains statistics
- Yes
- Link
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