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	Disston 1942 Saw Manual on Rip Saws
		Ripping usually is done with the work supported on saw horses, but if the board must be held in a vise, place it to give the proper cutting angle.
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	homepage.mac.com /galoot_9/diss_42_rip.html (487 words)

	RIP Act
		So the RIP bill is now the RIP Act, yet another piece of legislation which will prevent journalists from operating freely in the public interest.
		On the face of it, the act was proposed for the best of reasons: to ensure that the formidable array of the authorities investigatory powers accord with human rights.
		I the RIP Act had been on the statute book at the time, that case would never have reached court because the police would have used the act's powers to obtain the emails secretly regardless of such rights.
	access.lowtech.org /freepeople/ripbill.html (1094 words)

	RIP bill passed
		So the RIP bill is now the RIP Act, yet another piece of legislation which will prevent journalists from operating freely in the public interest.
		On the face of it, the act was proposed for the best of reasons: to ensure that the formidable array of the authorities' investigatory powers accord with human rights.
		If the RIP Act had been on the statute book at the time, that case would never have reached court because the police would have used the act's powers to obtain the emails secretly regardless of such rights.
	www.urban75.com /Action/rip3.html (1121 words)

	RIP Act (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Act was also criticised for being in conflict with the Data Protection Act 1998 and the Human Rights Act 1998, amongst others.
		The main purpose of the Act is to ensure that the relevant investigatory powers are used in accordance with human rights.
		That said, however, s.72 (2) of the Act states that: "A failure on the part of any person to comply with any provision of a code of practice...shall not of itself render him liable to any criminal or civil proceedings." Although it shall be admissible as evidence in any criminal or civil proceedings.
	www.seeleysolutions.com /articles/rip1.html (766 words)

	The RIP Act \| Today's issues \| Guardian Unlimited
		Critics say the act is a gross invasion of privacy which will scupper e-commerce in Britain; the government argues it is necessary to crack down on internet crime and paedophilia.
		If intercepted communications are encrypted (encoded and made secret), the act will force the individual to surrender the keys (pin numbers which allow users to decipher encoded data), on pain of jail sentences of up to two years.
		A fiercely critical British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) report estimates the RIP Act could cost business £46bn in the first five years of operation, as ISPs are compelled to install costly fl boxes, e-commerce firms are forced out of the country and new firms are dissuaded from basing their operations in the UK.
	www.guardian.co.uk /theissues/article/0,6512,334007,00.html (869 words)

	Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000
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	www.opsi.gov.uk /acts/acts2000/20000023.htm (357 words)

	Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (2000) - Commentary
		This document summarises the incursions into civil liberties of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA), which was passed in the UK in July 2000.
		The act's "interception warrants" can be served for purposes of "national security", "preventing or detecting serious crime" or "safeguarding the economic well-being of the UK".
		Furthermore there is no requirement that the design of such equipment be public, and given the tone of the act and the secretive nature of the government organisations likely to use this (GCHQ, MI5) it is likely such designs would remain secret.
	www.magnacartaplus.org /bills/rip/index.htm (1169 words)

	The Regulation of Investigatory Powers (RIP) Act 2000 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Prior to the RIP Act 2000, interception of communications in the UK was governed by the Interception of Communications Act 1985 (IOCA).
		Equally, as the RIP Act’s definition of ‘transmission’ is very broad, FE and HE institutions could be sued by staff, students and third parties for reading emails or listening to voice mails stored on a private telecommunications system.
		The RIP Act does, however, allow for certain legitimate interceptions of communications by organisations on their private telecommunications networks: in other words, it provides ‘lawful authority’.
	www.jisc.ac.uk /index.cfm?name=pub_smbp_ripa (3524 words)

	Public Consultation on RIP Act
		The Act restricts issue of warrants in this way to urgent cases where the Secretary of State has himself expressly authorised the issue of the warrant (section 7(2)(a)), and requires the warrant to contain a statement to that effect (section 7(4)(a)).
		This rule is set out in section 17 of the Act, which excludes evidence, questioning, assertion or disclosure in legal proceedings likely to reveal the existence (or the absence) of a warrant issued under this Act (or the Interception of Communications Act 1985).
		The provisions of the 2000 Act and this code cover those activities where a relationship is established, maintained or used specifically to obtain or provide covert access to information about the private or family life of another person.
	ftp.die.net /mirror/cryptome/rip-pc.htm (19494 words)

	Public Consultation on RIP Act
		The Act restricts issue of warrants in this way to urgent cases where the Secretary of State has himself expressly authorised the issue of the warrant (section 7(2)(a)), and requires the warrant to contain a statement to that effect (section 7(4)(a)).
		This rule is set out in section 17 of the Act, which excludes evidence, questioning, assertion or disclosure in legal proceedings likely to reveal the existence (or the absence) of a warrant issued under this Act (or the Interception of Communications Act 1985).
		The provisions of the 2000 Act and this code cover those activities where a relationship is established, maintained or used specifically to obtain or provide covert access to information about the private or family life of another person.
	cryptome.sabotage.org /rip-pc.htm (19494 words)

	Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Scotland) Act 2000
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		The text of this Internet version of the Act is published by the Queen's Printer for Scotland has been prepared to reflect the text as it received Royal Assent.
	www.opsi.gov.uk /legislation/scotland/acts2000/20000011.htm (296 words)

	RIP Act extends culpability - 26/Oct/2000 - ComputerWeekly.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Breach of the RIP Act will not only lead to an employer (or even possibly its directors) being guilty of a criminal offence, but will also expose the employer to a civil action for damages from employees or anyone sending e-mail or faxes into a company.
		The terms of the RIP Act cover not only communications on a public network, but also on a private voice or data network on their way to, or received from, a public service.
		The RIP Act and the rules could cause problems for employers who do nothing to deal with the issues.
	www.computerweekly.com /Articles/2000/10/26/174529/rip-act-extends-culpability.htm (886 words)

	Kemp Little \| Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act
		The Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act is expected to come into force in October. To the Government it is an essential step to bring law enforcement powers into the Internet age
		RIP was introduced to take account of developments in technology, comply with the Human Rights Act
		RIP imposes duties on telecommunications systems controllers. Those served with a warrant must do everything reasonably practicable to implement it (failure is an offence). The Home Secretary can also require system controllers to maintain an approved capability to implement interception warrants.
	www.kemplittle.com /SL-RIPA.htm (379 words)

	FIPR - Achievements
		The Act governs interception of communications and acquisition of traffic data, bugging, and the use of informants; compels disclosure of passwords and decryption keys, and establishes a complaints Tribunal and oversight Commissioners.
		It was the most cited authority in Parliament, and the Director acted as an adviser in the chamber during several House of Lords debates.
		Health and Social Care Act 2001: the foundation drew attention to ethical issues surrounding the use of identifiable data for research, and averted expropriation of anonymised data.
	www.fipr.org /achievements.html (393 words)

	RIP Act cannot yet be used for black boxes \| OUT-LAW.COM
		A Technical Advisory Board required under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act has still to be set up before so-called fl box interceptions can take place under the controversial law which came into force in the UK in October 2000.
		Many ISPs were concerned by media speculation that the Act would require them to monitor and record all traffic passing through their servers.
		Regrettably, the Act itself does not guarantee any financial assistance, albeit the Home Office has pledged the sum of £20 million to this end.
	www.out-law.com /page-1628 (386 words)

	UK plc ignorant of RIP Act \| The Register
		Of those businesses aware of the Act, which became law in November 2000, half were not aware that it contained provisions that would permit government agencies to compel organisations to reveal private keys which would unlock encrypted information in their possession.
		The RIP Act only allows those receiving notices to contact lawyers, and that in very limited circumstances.
		Britain's RIP Act, which is designed to regulate the monitoring of electronic communications by police and the intelligence services, has been condemned by critics as a snoopers charter.
	www.theregister.co.uk /2002/04/11/uk_plc_ignorant_of_rip (679 words)

	UK Civil Liberties - Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The RIP Act was appropriately named - it spelt the death of electronic privacy in the UK.
		Under the guise of "tightening up" rules on electronic eavesdropping, RIP was a snoopers' charter.
		The RIP Act makes it an offence not to hand over your encryption keys on demand.
	www.trevor-mendham.com /civil-liberties/new-labour/rip-2000.html (173 words)

	Compliance obligations in fraud investigation
		Additionally, those involved in fraud investigation need always to ensure that any evidence secured during the investigation is admissible (whether in civil or criminal proceedings) and that, in the case of investigations within an organisation, any relevant employment policies are complied with during the investigation process.
		The RIP Act makes it an offence intentionally and without lawful authority to intercept a communication during its transmission by means of a public postal service, a public telecommunications system or a private telecommunications system.
		Criminal liability under the RIP Act can attach not only to a company but also to a director, manager, secretary or other officer of the company proved to have consented to or connived in the commission of an offence under the RIP Act or to whose negligence it was attributable.
	www.hfw.com /l3/new/newl3c011.html (655 words)

	Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000
		In other words this act is about defining the powers the government and its security, intelligence and communications bodies will have to snoop on electronic communications and data.
		That would be the electronic equivalent of allowing them to open and read all the letters and packages going through the royal mail (and other postal services), and following the movements of everyone as they go about their day to day business.
		The act allows the government to issue an interception warrant to an ISP (or even a mobile phone company) for some communications data, on vague grounds such as "national security", "preventing or detecting crime" or even "safe guarding the economic well being of the UK".
	www.tardis.ed.ac.uk /~james/politics/RIPbill.html (1902 words)

	Can you expect human rights online? \| Tech News on ZDNet
		The government's RIP Act, enacted in July, gives law enforcers power to intercept communications via devices to be installed at ISPs and to imprison those who fail to hand over the keys to encrypted messages.
		A Home Office spokeswoman argues that the RIP Act's Code of Practice document provides adequate guidance for those implementing the Act, and says that the whole point of the Act is to protect another fundamental right -- the right not to be victimised by crime.
		Thanks to the Human Rights Act it will be possible for the RIP to be challenged in a UK court by someone who feels that their right to privacy has been denied.
	news.zdnet.com /2100-9595-524409.html (672 words)

	RIP BILL: THE EMPIRE BYTES BACK
		Secondly, the Act will see the targeting of computer encryption users** with prison sentences of 2 years (if you refuse to hand over your encryption keys to the police), and 5 years (if you tell anyone you are being monitored).
		Rushed through the back door of the Lord's for a royal stamp, the RIP Act was spearheaded by Jack Straw, and dreamt up by shady New Labour think tanks well over a year ago.
		But under the RIP this case might have been a different story, as police and security services will be able to apply for Home Office warrants behind the scenes.
	www.urban75.com /Action/rip4.html (974 words)

	'We listened to industry on RIP Act' says Straw (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		We altered the offence of non-compliance with a disclosure notice in Parliament to lower the burden of proof in favour of the defence in cases where the authorities have been able to prove only prior possession of an encryption key.
		We made a number of significant amendments to the Act during its Parliamentary passage in specific response to points raised by industry.
		But the RIP Act does two things that needlessly hamper the emergence of e-business.
	www.microscope.co.uk /Article23469.htm (736 words)

	The Experiment » Blog Archive » RIP just got scarier
		A suggested amendment to the Freedom of Information Act, put forward by Lord Falconer, aims to automatically exempt all cases of Tribunals concerning the RIP Act from disclosure.
		The Tribunal element of the RIP Act concerns any complaints made regarding the wide-ranging powers given to the government and security services to investigate UK residents.
		The RIP Act has been widely criticised as overriding human rights as defined by the Human Rights Act, and the Tribunal will be an important aspect in deciding how far the law can be pushed.
	www.theexperiment.org /?p=1222 (342 words)

	U.K. e-mail law reaches U.S.
		RIP is just one instance of governments around the world becoming increasingly involved in electronic surveillance.
		Under another provision of RIP, if a company official is asked to surrender an encryption key to the government, that individual is barred by law from telling anyone -- including his or her employer or anyone else in the company, be it senior management or security staff -- that he or she has done so.
		Although employees are protected against the consequences, such as lawsuits or termination, of passing encryption keys or encrypted data to the government, that protection does not extend outside the United Kingdom to other jurisdictions, such as in the case of a parent company based in the United States.
	www.infoworld.com /articles/hn/xml/00/09/04/000904hnrip.html (2525 words)

	RIP Act forces 'black box' on ISPs - Personal Computer World (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act, which came into force last month, will require ISPs to implement a 'fl box' that can 'sniff' a network for emails in line with court requirements.
		The Regulation of Investigatory Powers (RIP) Act, which came into force last month, will require ISPs to implement a 'fl box' that can 'sniff' a network for emails in line with court requirements.
		Analyst Sharon Saw, of Saw IT, said the UK government had dropped a clanger with the technology behind the RIP Act.
	www.pcw.co.uk /networkitweek/news/2057251/rip-act-forces-black-box-isps (586 words)

	ipedia.com: Rubber-hose cryptanalysis Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		In some jurisdictions, statutes assume the opposite -- that human operators know or have access to such things as session keys, an assumption which parallels that made by rubber-hose practitioners.
		An example is the UK RIP Act, which has made it a crime not to surrender keys on proper demand from a government official as authorized in the statute.
		One possible interpretation of this is that legislation such as RIP is intended to exert a chilling effect on the use of cryptography.
	www.ipedia.com /rubber_hose_cryptanalysis.html (413 words)

	BBC News \| SCI/TECH \| UK snooping laws in disarray
		It said it was a necessary reworking of surveillance laws in the light of the sophisticated use of new technologies by criminals and terrorists.
		Asked about the progress of the RIP Act, the Home Office said that a "public consultation" was needed before a controversial part of it covering the complex procedure for handing over encryption keys could be implemented.
		Mr Bowden believes that the real reason the RIP Act was rushed through parliament had nothing to do with catching criminals and terrorists.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/sci/tech/1761974.stm (481 words)

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