Draft Investigatory Powers Bill Contents

Appendix 5: List of abbreviations

ATCSA 2001

Anti-Terrorism Crime and Security Act 2001

BCS

British Computer Society

BPDs

Bulk Personal Datasets

CD

Communications Data

CDI

Content-Derived Information

CDNs

Content Delivery Networks

CDRs

Call Data Records

CJEU

Court of Justice of the European Union

CSPs

Communications Service Providers

CTSA 2015

Counter Terrorism and Security Act 2015

DRIPA 2014

Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Act 2014

DPI

Deep Packet Inspection

DPRRC

Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee

ECHR

European Convention on Human Rights

ECtHR

European Court of Human Rights

EI

Equipment Interference

GCHQ

Government Communications Headquarters

GPS

Global Positioning System

HRA 1998

Human Rights Act 1998

HMRC

Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs

ICCPR

International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

ICO

The Information Commissioner’s Office

ICRs

Internet Connection Records

IMSI

International Mobile Subscriber Identity

IOCCO

The Interception of Communications Commissioner’s Office

IP address

Internet Protocol address

IPC

The Investigatory Powers Commissioner

IPT

The Investigatory Powers Tribunal

ISC

The Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament

ISCom

The Intelligence Services Commissioner

ISP

Internet Service Provider

ISPA

The Internet Service Providers’ Association

JCs

Judicial Commissioners

LPP

Legal Professional Privilege

MI5

The Security Service

MLAT

Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty

NAFN

The National Anti-Fraud Network

OSC

The Office of Surveillance Commissioners

OTT

Over The Top Providers

PACE

Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984

RCD

Related Communications Data

RIM

Research in Motion

RIPA

Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000

RUSI

The Royal United Services Institute

SFO

The Serious Fraud Office

SIS

The Secret Intelligence Service

SPoC

Single Point of Contact

Tor

The Onion Router

URL

Uniform Resource Locator

VPN

Virtual Private Networks





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