[x-pubpol] ISPs kept in dark about UK's plans to intercept Twitter

[Joly MacFie]

http://www.zdnet.co.uk/news/security-threats/2012/02/20/isps-kept-in-dark-about-uks-plans-to-intercept-twitter-40095083/

The government has expanded its plans to store and monitor Twitter,
Facebook and other personal web communication data, but these are being
created without ISP involvement, according to an ISP representative body.

Under the plans, police and intelligence operatives will gain access to
records of who has talked to whom on social networks, on instant messaging
services, and in online multi-player games. The monitoring and storage are
expected to be handled by ISPs, but the government's plans have not been
officially shared with these companies, according to the Internet Service
Providers Association (ISPA).

"It is important that proposals to update government's capabilities to
intercept and retain communications data in the new communications
environment are proportionate, respect freedom of expression and the
privacy of users, and are widely consulted upon in an open and transparent
manner," the ISPA said in a statement on Monday.

Plans to expand existing government interception capabilities are being
produced by a Home Office group called the Communications Capabilities
Directorate under the Communications Capabilities Development Programme
(CCDP), which cost at least £14m to set up.
http://www.zdnet.co.uk/news/security-threats/2010/01/29/home-office-presses-ahead-with-web-interception-40012777/


The government will publish its web intercept plans by the end of April
2012 and wants legislation by the end of June 2015, according to Home
Office documents published in January. After lobbying by the security
services, ministers have decided to set aside legislative time for the CCDP
via the Queen's Speech in May, The Daily Telegraph said in a report on
Saturday.

However, the Home Office declined to confirm this, saying only that
legislation is on the cards. "We will legislate as soon as parliamentary
time allows to ensure that the use of communications data is compatible
with the Government's approach to civil liberties," a Home Office
spokesperson told ZDNet UK.

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