Le texte de la loi n'indique toutefois pas clairement si l'"interception" non ciblée de communications soumises à l'épreuve des mots–clés relève de la notion d'interception utilisée dans la "Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000" (RIP) dès lors que l'analyse n'est pas effectuée sur le sol britannique mais communiquée telle quelle à l'étranger, sans évaluation.
However, the wording of the law does not make it clear whether the non-targeted interception of communications, communications which are then checked using keywords, would also be covered by the concept of 'interception' as defined in the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (RIP) if the intercepted communications were not analysed on British soil, but merely transmitted abroad as 'raw material'.