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"In a shocking £290m privatisation deal, Serco and G4S – the same two companies who were stripped of contracts for tagging prisoners because a Serious Fraud Office investigation revealed they were charging for tagging people who didn’t exist – are going to be trusted with the handcuffs by the government."

#UK #Policing #Privatisation #Serco #G4S

Don't give G4S & Serco the power to arrest
In a shocking 290m privatisation deal, Serco and G4S – the same two companies who were stripped of contracts for tagging prisoners because a Serious Fraud Office investigation revealed they were charging for tagging people who didn’t exist – are going to be trusted with the handcuffs by the governme...
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Back Seni’s Law
Thornton Heath resident Seni Lewis died in a mental health hospital after he was pinned face-down by 11 police officers until he stopped breathing. We must stop the use of excessive force that killed Seni and too many other mental health patients like him. Steve Reed MP is bringing a new law to Parl...
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Noor Humayun
September 25, 2017

#CAGE
"We have won the moral argument"

Does this look like a man defeated?

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Read Muhammad Rabbani's full statement following the guilty verdict outside Westminster Magistrates earlier today:

https://cage.ngo/…/muhammad-rabbani-we-have-won-the-moral-…/

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UK citizen, who works for UK political campaigning organisation, held at UK airport when returning to UK - and then arrested and charged with a terrorism offence when he refused to hand over the passwords to his work laptop and mobile phone.

His trial begins today.

Airport Police Demanded an Activist’s Passwords. He Refused. Now He Faces Prison in the U.K.
The trial of Muhammad Rabbani is set to start on Monday over the British government’s use of Schedule 7 anti-terror powers against him.
theintercept.com

#G4S

G4S immigration centre boss resigns
Man in charge of G4S-run immigration removal centre at heart of Panorama investigation has resigned, BBC learns
bbc.co.uk
Undercover police spied on more than 1,000 political groups in UK
Number of organisations revealed by inquiry set up to examine conduct of covert officers since late 1960s
theguardian.com

#Internet #Privacy

Age verification plans put web users' privacy at risk
Open Rights Group has responded to the announcement that the Government has initiated plans for the age verification of porn websites.
openrightsgroup.org

"Announced this week, the ‘solutions-focused’ forum will see companies ... form information-sharing partnerships with governments and organisations"

#Facebook #YouTube #Twitter #Microsoft
#Terrorism #Internet #Surveillance

Tech titans take on terrorism – after being criticised for failing to act
After years of being castigated for their reluctance to deal with extremism, some of the world’s biggest tech companies have formed a counter-terrorism forum
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#UK #Internet #Censorship

Theresa May to shut down the internet as we know it
Theresa May is planning to introduce huge regulations on the way the internet works, allowing the government to decide what is said online. Particular focus has been drawn to the end of the manifesto, which makes clear that the Tories want to introduce huge changes to the way the internet works. "So...
independent.co.uk

#UK #Internet #Censorship

Theresa May Wants To Regulate The Internet
The Conservative manifesto sets out a distinct vision for the future of the internet in which an anarchic world run by private companies is supplemented by substantial government intervention.
buzzfeed.com

The Home Office is holding a secret consultation on technical capability notice (TCN) regulations, which could enable them to order companies like WhatsApp to compromise the security of their products so the government can spy on customer data.

But digital backdoors can be exploited by criminals, even if they are designed for government access.

The secret consultation ends Friday 19 May. Email the Home Office and tell them to leave encryption alone.

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#UK #Internet #Surveillance

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Tell the Home Office to protect encryption
*/ Encryption is essential to the modern world. The stronger it is, the safer we are. The worldwide ransomware attack is a shocking example of the importance of digital security.
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#UK #Internet #Censorship

FOI response reveals porn company’s proposals for UK to block millions of porn sites
A Freedom of Information request to the DCMS has revealed that porn company MindGeek suggested that the BBFC should potentially block millions of porn sites if they didn’t comply with Age Verification requirements outlined in the Digital Economy Act.
openrightsgroup.org
Free expression groups call for public interest defence in UK official secrets laws
Reporters Without Borders, English PEN and Index on Censorship have published their joint submission to the Law Commission’s Consultation on the Protection of Official Data
indexoncensorship.org

#PoliceRiot

Anonymous on Twitter
“Coming soon to a collapsing democracy near you... https://t.co/GTxn1aGylE”
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