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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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https://www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php/2022/06/government-moves-forward-with-uk-isp-internet-snooping-system.html The UK Home Office and the National Crime Agency (NCA) appear to be making progress on the development of a new internet snooping system and database, which could soon require broadband ISPs and mobile operators to provide various agencies with access to view a log of your online activity. Another reason to start using Tor if you weren't already.
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https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/jun/17/uk-plan-to-scrap-cookie-consent-boxes-will-make-it-easier-to-spy-on-web-users Proposals to scrap pop-up cookie consent boxes on websites will make it easier to spy on web users, a privacy campaign group has warned.
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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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A bucketload of whitewash: Sue Gray’s report shows consequences are for the little people
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https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/may/25/whitewash-sue-gray-report-nhs-workers-no-10-prosecco While NHS workers cared for dying patients, No 10 officials drank prosecco, did karaoke and boasted they had “got away” with it
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https://news.sky.com/story/facial-recognition-company-clearview-ai-fined-7-5m-for-illegally-using-images-of-brits-scraped-from-online-12619574 Facial recognition company Clearview AI has been fined more than £7.5m by the UK's privacy watchdog for collecting the facial images of people in Britain from the web and social media.
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https://theintercept.com/2022/04/22/anomaly-six-phone-tracking-zignal-surveillance-cia-nsa/ "Anomaly Six tracked a device that had visited the NSA and CIA headquarters to an air base outside of Zarqa, Jordan"
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https://www.imore.com/leaked-eu-plans-mandate-scanning-encrypted-messages-stop-child-sexual-abuse A new leaked document appears to reveal that the EU is planning to mandate that the providers of messaging services like WhatsApp and iMessage must scan messages in order to detect child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and grooming of children within messages. It's hard to believe that this is done in good faith. They talk about end to end encryption being necessary for security and confidentiality, but at the same time they propose something which would let other people people read your messages without your permission. Well I'm sorry, but I don't see how that …
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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/may/09/clearview-chicago-settlement-aclu Facial recognition startup Clearview AI has agreed to restrict the use of its massive collection of face images to settle allegations that it collected people’s photos without their consent.
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Daily mail. Magistrates can dish out a YEAR in jail from today as sentencing powers are doubled in bid to tackle courts backlog
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Magistrates have had their sentencing powers doubled in a bid to tackle the courts backlog – but barristers warned yesterday the move could trigger a flood of appeals. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10773627/Magistrates-dish-YEAR-jail-sentencing-powers-doubled-help-courts-backlog.html
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https://www.bbc.com/news/business-61220095 People who rely on face-to-face banking and cash are at risk of "being cut adrift" as branches and ATMs close, according to consumer group Which?.
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https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/apr/26/elon-musk-twitter-takeover-bought-buys-what-will-change-is-free-speech-at-risk Billionaire’s buyout of social media company reignites debate about leaving the platform but is it too soon to act – and where could you go?
