RIP changes attacked
2 April 2012
Changes to the Regulation of Investigatory Powers (RIP) Bill do not go far enough, according to the Alliance for Electronic Business (AEB).
Nick Hickson, head of the e-business group at the Confederation of British Industry, which is a member of the AEB, welcomed the amendments as a boost to business confidence, but called on the government to go further.
“We would like to see all legitimate businesses excluded from the need to supply encryption keys and for the Home Office to pay for the...