The BBC has just made available as RealAudio the only broadcast programme so far to deal with the UK's RIP Bill - that's the one that puts the burden of proof on the defence to show they DON'T have a decryption key [in fact it's worse that, you can go to jail if in fact you can't "enable possession of the key to be obtained" - 49(2)b & 49(3)c - even if no key exists!] BBC World Service radio "Insight" (TX 26/2/2000, 13m 53s) "Joanne Episcopo examines the debate on the individual's right to privacy in the light of a new parliamentary bill in Britain that increases the powers of surveillance by the intelligence services" http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/635000/audio/_638041_episcipo.ram For more information on RIP see http://www.fipr.org/rip/index.html -- Caspar Bowden http://www.fipr.org Director, Foundation for Information Policy Research Tel: +44(0)171 354 2333 Fax: +44(0)171 827 6534
