Facebook considers itself to be “ahead of and beyond the law,” UK lawmakers said in a report about “disinformation and ‘fake news.'”
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Facebook to start fact-checking fake news in the UK
Facebook’s relying on demotion instead of removal, so users will still be able to share content, even if Full Fact rates it inaccurate.
Teen SWATter who had 400 schools evacuated lands 3 years in jail
George Duke-Cohan is the British teen who posed as a worried father whose daughter had called him mid-flight during a hijacking.
Drone owner fined for putting police helicopter crew ‘in danger’
It’s the first ever prosecution under UK drone laws for a flight that could have turned deadly, as did a recent helicopter disaster in Leicester.
Can ‘sonar’ sniff out your Android’s lock code?
Researchers have demonstrated a novel, if slightly James Bond technique, for clandestinely discovering the unlock pattern used to secure an Android smartphone.
How refusing to give police your Facebook password can lead to prison
A suspect will be jailed for 14 months for refusing to hand over his Facebook password to detectives investigating a 13-year-old’s murder.
Governments demand companies allow access to data, or else
A decades-old alliance of national intelligence partners promised to get at encrypted data last week, whether tech companies helped them or not.
Football team drops the privacy ball with email Cc blunder
But at least now you know how to get in touch with people who might have an extra ticket…
What sensitive data is lurking on your old SD card?
SD cards – those tiny devices that go into your camera or tablet – may be small, but they can hold a lot of revealing information.
Nuisance call bosses, get your wallets ready!
Currently, only businesses themselves are liable for the fines, so the directors declare bankruptcy and then play whack-a-mole. They may now be held personally liable to the tune of up to £500,000.