Written question asked by Baroness Benjamin (Liberal Democrat) on Wednesday, 12 December 2018, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Friday, 28 December 2018. It was answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford (Conservative) on Friday, 21 December 2018 on behalf of the Home Office.
Criminal Investigation: Internet
- Question
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To ask Her Majesty's Government whether The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers' changes to accessing WHOIS data have materially affected or delayed any investigations into online crimes against (1) adults, and (2) children, since they came into force; and whether any UK law enforcement agencies have had to incur additional expenditure as a result of those rules in order to further their investigations into such matters.
- Answer
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Whilst changes to WHOIS access have presented difficulties for some UK law enforcement investigations, the UK Government does not hold statistical data on the impact of these changes.
The Government is working with law enforcement and other affected stakeholders to ensure these impacts are mitigated, including through engagement with ICANN and industry to identify solutions.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- HL12223
- Session
- 2017-19
- Grouped for answer
- Yes
- Subjects
- Access Databases Criminal investigation Cybercrime Expenditure Internet Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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- 2018-12-21 15:18:45 +0000
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