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We had a big topic running for the general election , so I thought I'd create one for our next big vote as a nation. So the question is... Brexit or Bremain? Sent from my iPhone using Police Community
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Coronavirus: WHO concern at cases outside China 21 February 2020 Image copyright EPA Image caption Lebanon has confirmed its first case - a woman returning from the Iranian city of Qom The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has expressed concern at the number of coronavirus cases with no clear link to China or other confirmed cases. Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus's comments follow Iran's announcement of two more deaths, bringing the total there to four. The window of opportunity to contain the virus was "narrowing", he said. …
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Before posting news stories...Rules!
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This section of the forum is for you to post any non UK Police related stories. Please note that due to copyright restrictions you must only include the title, the first line of the article and a link to the original article. Articles from the BBC can be posted in full, but must also include a link to the original article. So before posting an article from a newspaper please check to see if it is available from the BBC instead. We are allowed to post a limited number of Police Oracle articles, in full, each month. Therefore, if you want to share a Police Oracle story, please only include the first line of the article and a link to the original article. …
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Explosions reported near Kyiv after Putin authorises 'military operation' in Ukraine | Ukraine latest 1 2 3 4 7
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https://news.sky.com/story/explosions-reported-near-kyiv-after-putin-authorises-military-operation-in-ukraine-ukraine-latest-12541713 It does seem to have all kicked off now. Ukrainian government and banking websites being hammered by what we have to assume is Russian DDOS and hacking attacks. I don't normally use social media but decided to have a look on Twitter and there's videos of air strikes, explosions, anti aircraft fire. Bit concerned about how quickly things could escalate, the US and Russia both have enough nuclear weapons to obliterate the planet and both equally unwilling to back down and insistent the other must do so. Makes me wonder if we have any civ…
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Police arrest journalist at Just Stop Oil protest and blames media for covering the eco-zealots' demos
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IMO this is a very slippery slope. I studied the rise of Nazism in Germany and can see parallels already.
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https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/british-govt-is-scanning-all-internet-devices-hosted-in-uk/ The United Kingdom's National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), the government agency that leads the country's cyber security mission, is now scanning all Internet-exposed devices hosted in the UK for vulnerabilities. 18.171.7.246 and 35.177.10.231 are the two IP's they are carrying out the scans from.
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https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/online-safety-bill-to-return-with-watered-down-rules-on-e2-80-98legal-but-harmful-e2-80-99-content-after-free-speech-backlash/ar-AA13FGue Culture Secretary Michelle Donelan is ready to present an amended version of the Online Safety Bill to MP's after progress on it stalled due to recent political turmoil
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https://theintercept.com/2022/10/31/social-media-disinformation-dhs/ The Department of Homeland Security is quietly broadening its efforts to curb speech it considers dangerous, an investigation by The Intercept has found.
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Edward Snowden granted Russian citizenship
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https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-63036991 Former US intelligence contractor Edward Snowden, who leaked extensive US intelligence surveillance operations, has been granted Russian citizenship. Snowden has made clear he is willing to return to the US if the government guarantees him a fair trial. Unfortunately the Espionage Act prevents that, he would not be allowed to raise a defence by arguing that what he did was in the public interest. The prosecution would simply have to prove that he leaked the documents, which is something he doesn't deny.
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https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/sep/08/queen-under-medical-supervision-at-balmoral-after-doctors-concerns Prince Charles in attendance and Prince William on way as monarch remains under medical supervision Sounds quite serious, and when I switched on BBC for a look the presenter and sign language person were both wearing black
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https://www.theguardian.com/money/2022/aug/18/uk-cashless-society-a-step-closer-as-more-than-23m-people-abandon-coins They predict within the decade only 6% of payments will be with cash.
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Daily mail. EXPOSED: The gang peddling forged UK passports online for £3,500 with the crooks boasting a ‘super price and super-fast’ service
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Crooks are selling sophisticated fake British passports online for £3,500, the Daily Mail can reveal. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11044343/EXPOSED-gang-peddling-forged-UK-passports-online-3-500.html
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https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/jul/21/uk-cybersecurity-chiefs-back-plan-to-scan-phones-for-child-abuse-images Heads of GCHQ and NCSC say client-side scanning could protect children and privacy at the same time That doesn't protect privacy at all, it just means your data is being intercepted and analyzed at a different stage. It's like me saying you have to publish a transcript of everything you say on your Airwave, but it's still secure because the actual transmissions themselves are encrypted.
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https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/tor-browser-now-bypasses-internet-censorship-automatically/ In countries where the authorities block access to Tor, it was often difficult for users to get connected to the network and they'd have to try several different configurations to get around the block. Now, Tor Browser will automatically try various options and when it finds one that works, remember it and use that setting as the default. remember which one works and use that as the default. Not hugely relevant to the UK right now, but if the day comes when the government make a serious effort to clamp down on Tor usage and block it (which I think is a real pos…
