RIPA

Ripa is a Latin word, meaning the bank of a river. The word is part of the name of a number of places, mainly in Italy.Ripa may refer to:Ripa (rione of Rome), a rione (region) of the city of RomeKelly Ripa (1970— ), American actressRegulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000, a UK Law governing interception of communications (information technology)Ristocetin-induced platelet aggregation (RIPA), an assay for von Willebrand disease.
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Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (RIP or RIPA) is a United Kingdom law covering the interception of communications. It was introduced to take account of technological change such as the growth of the Internet and strong encryption. It also puts other techniques for monitoring citizens on a statutory footing. The long title of the Act is:An Act to make provision for and about the interception of communications, the acquisition and disclosure of data relating to communications, the carrying out of surveillance, the use of covert human intelligence sources and the acquisition of the means by which electronic data protected by encryption or passwords may be decrypted or accessed; to provide for the establishment of a tribunal with jurisdiction in relation to those matters, to entries on and interferences with property or with wireless telegraphy and to the carrying out of their functions by the Security Service, the Secret Intelligence Service and the Government Communications Headquarters; and for connected purposes.
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n. bank, riverbank; escarpment, slope (Literary)

n. batten, lath; screed; shingle; slat

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