My latest piece for The Conversation. A bit of a new - and incredibly fascinating area - for me, born out of wider research on citizen-led policing and surveillance use in crime prevention, and my broader interest in protest and activism.
"The British government’s undisclosed order, issued last month, requires blanket capability to view fully encrypted material, not merely assistance in cracking a specific account, and has no known precedent in major democracies."
Then it exceeds the scope of TCNs. Unless it is for bulk intercept?
Reposting this #Surveillance Studies Start Pack again as the influx continues. It's now at over 140 researchers, journalists, activists and organizations! Using Starter Packs is a rather brilliant Blue Sky feature: you just click on them and either "Follow All" at the top, or select individuals.
Artificial intelligence needs to be injected into police forces “like heroin into the bloodstream” to ease the paperwork burden for officers, a leading officer has said.
Wait, what. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crim...
