Articles by: Janine Griffiths

The dark side of smart meters

The dark side of smart meters

The government along with the energy industry have always touted the benefits of smart meters. It is claimed that the benefits of such metres would be to provide more accurate and fair readings on bills, cut carbon emissions and help people to track and cut down on their energy usage. Recently, MP Kate Green, who represents the Stretford constituency, publicly[Read More…]

Too smart to be a cop? Police reject applicant for being too intelligent

Too smart to be a cop? Police reject applicant for being too intelligent

There are many qualities and skills needed to become an officer, but apparently, being smart is not one of them – it’s official. A US man who has had his application to join the police force rejected because he scored too highly on an intelligence test has lost his lawsuit against the city. The Court of Appeals in New York[Read More…]

Government to store DNA records of every NHS patient

Government to store DNA records of every NHS patient

The DNA of every man, woman and child in England will be profiled and stored under large-scale databases, according to a recent government announcement.  Under the project, every patient of the NHS will have the details of their genes, infections, past illnesses, sequenced over the next 5 years. This means that the government, along with medical authorities and other third[Read More…]

NSA continues to wage war on privacy in partnership with Microsoft

NSA continues to wage war on privacy in partnership with Microsoft

Another twist has been unveiled in the ongoing war against privacy, after Microsoft have become the latest corporation to be exposed in the NSA hacking scandal. Top secret documents obtained by the Guardian has shown how the tech giant has worked closely with the US intelligence services to gain details about users. The files were provided by Edward Snowden and[Read More…]

Parents banned from feeding their kids

Parents banned from feeding their kids

Parents may soon be banned from feeding their kids the way they want to, under new government proposals. A report commissioned by the Department for Education said that parents should not be allowed to have control over what their kids eat during school time, over fears that it may not be “healthy”. Instead, the report says, parents should instead be[Read More…]