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Question: “Yes, intercepting voicemails is a crime and it's an invasion of personal privacy, but it's not the most serious crime and nor in most cases is it even at the more serious end of the scale of possible privacy infringements.” Discuss.
K. Mathieson, “Phone hacking in the UK: distinguishing the truth from the hyperbole” (2011) Ent. L.R. 167
Interception of Voice mails - PSP Assignment
An assignment that looks at the Interception of Voicemails and the extent to which it qualifies as a serious crime.
Answer: With the Media giant; News International admitting to intercepting calls and voicemails belonging to the rich and famous; the dead and the missing and those with political influence, one asks: “When does it become a serious crime?” Simply intercepting a call or voicemail of another regardless whom it may be will still constitute a serious crime as provided in S.1 of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (RIPA 2000) “It shall be an offence for a person intentionally and without lawful authority to intercept, at any place in the United Kingdom, any communication in the course of its transmission by means of a public postal service; or a public telecommunication system.” Interception itself is defined as when “communication is interrupted, in the course of its transmi......(short extract)
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Details: - Mark: 69% | Course: Professional Skills Practice | Year: 1st | Words: 1603 | References: Yes | Date written: November, 2011 | Date submitted: December 05, 2011 | Coursework ID: 702
