Home Office ‘back door’ seeks world-wide access to Apple iCloud users’ data, court documents confirm

A court filing sates a government order against Apple would give it the capability to access communications and ‘metadata’ of customers using Apple’s iCloud service anywhere in the world  

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Watching the watchers: Is the Technical Advisory Panel a match for MI5, MI6 and GCHQ?

Dame Muffy Calder is chair of the Technical Advisory Panel (TAP), a small group of experts that advises the Investigatory Powers Commissioner on surveillance technology. Do they have what it takes to oversee the intelligence community?

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"During one #police op,the PSNI maintained a secret database containing the contact details of 34 #BBC journalists in Northern Ireland,which was allegedly used to attempt to identify confidential #sources"

I recommend this important article by #WilliamGoodwin:

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366627805/Fresh-allegations-of-sustained-police-and-MI5-surveillance-against-BBC-reporters

Fresh allegations of ‘sustained’ police and MI5 surveillance against BBC reporters

The Investigatory Powers Tribunal is investigating claims that police spied on the phone of investigative journalist Chris Moore amid further claims of a sustained monitoring operation against BBC reporters in Northern Ireland between 2006 and 2022

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Court rejects Home Office bid for blanket secrecy in hearings over Apple encryption case

Investigatory Powers Tribunal rejects Home Office arguments that identifying the ‘bare details’ of legal action by Apple would damage national security, leaving open possibility of future open court hearings

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"In a complaint to the Investigatory Powers Tribunal,RP claimed the #vettingService was disorganised"

interesting article by #WilliamGoodwin #ComputerWeekly on a tech specialist who filed a complaint against the #MI6

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366620867/Tech-specialist-files-legal-claim-after-being-refused-security-clearance-for-MI6-role

Tech specialist files legal claim after being refused security clearance for MI6 role

An IT specialist has asked the Investigatory Powers Tribunal to investigate a series of hacking incidents after disclosing their social media accounts to MI6 vetting staff

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1. è evidente che questo articolo di #WilliamGoodwin #ComputerWeekly sulle ultime rivelazioni dal nostro #FOIA è stato letto dalle autorità inglesi del #CrownProsecutionService, che hanno replicato, e anche noi abbiamo replicato:

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366563352/ICO-complaint-seeks-answers-from-prosecutors-over-deleted-Assange-emails

ICO complaint seeks answers from prosecutors over deleted Assange emails

An Italian journalist has complained to the data protection watchdog after the Crown Prosecution Service gave conflicting explanations over its deletion of key emails on WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange

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Last June judge O'Connor ordered the #CrownProsecutionService (#CPS) to come clean about the destruction of key documents on Julian #Assange. @CPSUK finally provided some info.

However the info provided by the #CrownProsecutionService is highly problematic.

Read #WilliamGoodwin #ComputerWeekly on why it is:

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366563352/ICO-complaint-seeks-answers-from-prosecutors-over-deleted-Assange-emails

ICO complaint seeks answers from prosecutors over deleted Assange emails

An Italian journalist has complained to the data protection watchdog after the Crown Prosecution Service gave conflicting explanations over its deletion of key emails on WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange

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"The group[#Brexit lobbyists with high-level political connections] attempted to have #Nature put under surveillance and investigated by MI5,MI6, CIA, Mossad,Japanese, Australian intel"

Must read #WilliamGoodwin,#DuncanCampbell, #GayTaylor investigation in #ComputerWeekly:

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366553435/Top-science-journal-faced-secret-attacks-from-Covid-conspiracy-theory-group

Top science journal faced secret attacks from Covid conspiracy theory group

A conspiratorial group of extreme Brexit lobbyists mounted an extraordinary campaign against one of the world’s most prestigious science journals – part of a series of joint investigations between Byline Times and Computer Weekly

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@drevrpg

Cool!

I’m torn between playing out every other #WilliamGibson novel and swapping half the #tech with #magic, or playing out every #ChrisLester #MetamorCity novel as-is.

Of course, it might be fun to warm up by doing a heist job on some #dragon’s data-horde.

Lemme boot up my augmentations, put on my mirror-shades, and grab my wand.

#WilliamGoodwin #RPG #TTRPG