House of Commons - Unauthorised tapping into or hacking of mobile communications

Home Affairs Committee - Thirteenth Report
Unauthorised tapping into or hacking of mobile communications

Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 19 July 2011.

Contents

Terms of Reference

1 Introduction

Background

Subsequent developments

Involvement of police witnesses in various inquiries

2 The legislation covering interception of electronic communications

Computer Misuse Act and Data Protection Act

Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act

Impact of the interpretation of the legislation on the police investigations

Role of the Information Commissioner

3 The police response

Police response to hacking allegations

The 2005-06 investigation and 2006-07 investigation

Assistant Commissioner Yates's role

The new investigation

4 The role of the mobile phone companies

How the hacking was done

Measures taken since to deter hacking

Notifying the victims

Conclusions and recommendations

Appendix 1: Excerpt from What price privacy now? (ICO, 2006)

Formal Minutes

Witnesses

List of printed written evidence

List of Correspondence

List of Reports from the Committee during the current Parliament

Oral and written evidence