The LINX Response - Selective Quotes:

"We do not believe sufficient information has been given to say with confidence whether we will support or oppose the Government approach. Following discussions with officials, we do not even have confidence that “a Government approach” even exists – it appears that even the basic conceptualisation of the Interception Modernisation Programme is in flux. We can identify numerous areas where important questions remain unanswered."

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"Firstly, the government has not been clear about the range of communications data it proposes should be collected. The existing data retention regime is narrow, and at least attempts to be closely specified. These new proposals suggest an intention to capture anything and everything, regardless of the communications protocol used, or other aspects of the communication inhibiting this approach (the case study reference to a user chatting in a computer game certainly carries such an implication)."

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"Fourthly, as we have outlined above and discuss more fully below, we are not satisfied that the existing safeguards adequately protect the public, our members’ customers and end users, even with regard to the current regime let alone as they relate to the far more intrusive proposals under discussion. We would need to be satisfied that the safeguards proposed to be relied upon were adequate before we could support the government’s approach."

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"Fifthly, we are concerned for the security of customer data collected once it is no longer under the exclusive control of the CSP. More particularly, we are concerned that the public have confidence in its security. It should go without saying that this is sensitive and valuable data that could do a great deal of harm in the wrong hands."

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