Law

Government Scientists Call For Further Restrictions on Freedom

Government Scientists Call For Further Restrictions on Freedom

The government has designated June 21st as ‘freedom day’, an interesting term to say the least.  However, a number of SAGE scientists publicly called for the restrictions to continue. They were joined by environment Secretary George Eustice, who said the government couldn’t ‘rule anything out’ when asked if the next phase of the roadmap could be delayed or watered down.[Read More…]

Dead Children Found at Canadian School

Dead Children Found at Canadian School

The remains of 215 children have been found at the Kamloops Indian Residential School in Canada. the school was set up for indigenous, native- American children, it has been revealed. Some of those children were as young as three years old, it has been revealed. The children were students at the Kamloops Indian Residential School in British Columbia that closed[Read More…]

Raffaela Spone used deepfakes to frame her daughter's cheerleading rivals

US Woman ‘Used Deepfakes to Blackmail Cheerleading Rivals’

Deepfakes were used to frame a group of cheerleaders, it has been revealed. According to a Pennsylvania police report, Raffaela Spone used deepfake videos to frame her daughter’s cheerleading rivals.  As a result, she was charged late last week with misdemeanour counts of cyber harassment of a child and related offences, according to the affidavit of probable cause for her[Read More…]

Sarah Everard, 33  vanished as she walked home in Clapham, south London, on 3 March

Aggressive Police Protest Response Brings Fresh Scrutiny to Police Crime Bill

The heavy-handed police response to protestors who held a vigil for 33-year-old marketing executive Sarah Everard has sparked a national debate over the Police, Crime, Sentencing, and Courts Bill, (also sometimes referred to as the Crime Bill or Police Crime Bill). The Bill places further limitations over the right to protest and peaceful vigils. Following the police response to vigils[Read More…]

UK Government Admits To Secretly Testing New Tool To Store Web Browsing History of UK Citizens

UK Government Admits To Secretly Testing New Tool To Store Web Browsing History of UK Citizens

If you live in the UK, the chances are that you have heard about the Investigatory Powers Act, which is also known as the Snooper’s Charter.  The Investigatory Powers Act was unfortunately passed in 2016 and allows the government to spy on internet activity, phone records and enables public bodies to grant themselves access to these personal details with no[Read More…]