First test of RIPA Part 3 Section 49

[Arshad Noor <arshad.noor@strongauth.com>]

UK Law Enforcement Seeks Encryption Passwords Under RIPA
(November 20, 2007)

Animal rights activists in the UK are believed to be the first group of
people asked to surrender passwords for encrypted files under a recently
activated section of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA).
The computers were seized in May during raids on people's homes. As of
October 1, 2007, police have the authority to demand that people provide
the keys so they will have access to encrypted files. People refusing to
comply with a request could face up to two years in jail.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7102180.stm

Arshad Noor
StrongAuth, Inc.

Text of the statute:
http://www.statutelaw.gov.uk/content.aspx?activeTextDocId=1757378