My opinion that it requires a Judge's order and is not very different from
requiring a Judge's order in order to conduct surveillance on parties who
are suspected of being involved in criminal activities.
On Tue, Mar 7, 2017 at 6:20 PM, Ish Sookun <ish_at_hacklog.mu> wrote:
> Hi folks,
>
> While doing some research for a blog post I came across Section 15 of
> the Computer Misuse and Cybercrime Act 2003. It reads as follows:
>
> 15. Real time collection of traffic data
> Where the investigatory authority has reasonable grounds to believe that
> any data would be relevant for the purposes of investigation and
> prosecution of an offence under this Act, it may apply to the Judge in
> Chambers for an order -
>
> (a) allowing the collection or recording of traffic data, in real time,
> associated with specified communications transmitted by means of any
> computer system; or
> (b) compelling a service provider, within its technical capabilities, to -
> (i) effect such collection and recording referred to in paragraph (a); or
> (ii) assist the investigatory authority to effect such collection and
> recording.
>
> What are your thoughts?
>
> Regards,
>
> --
> Ish Sookun
>
>
Received on Tue Mar 07 2017 - 17:06:38 PST