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War of words erupts over Covid Whatsapp messages

An extraordinary war of words has erupted over events at the centre of government during the Covid pandemic after more than 100,000 of Matt Hancock’s Whatsapp messages were leaked.

The Independent UK

Man files complaint accusing YouTube of harvesting UK children’s data

Duncan McCann’s complaint is first one alleging major tech firm has broken new code

The Guardian - UK

Dad files complaint against YouTube for allegedly gathering data on children

'Imagine YouTube as an adult stranger following your child ‘online’ with a virtual clipboard recording everything they do'

Wales Online

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Nicola Bulley: What investigations have been launched and why?

The 45-year-old’s body was recovered from the River Wye in Lancashire on Sunday.

The Independent UK

1 in 4 children’s apps on Google Play collecting personal data from kids

Research found that many apps did not comply with the ICO code which sets out how UK data protection rules apply to children using digital services.

The Independent UK

What is Cambridge Analytica? Group manipulated Nigerian election

Previously known as SCL USA, Cambridge Analytica was a British political consulting firm that came to prominence through the Facebook–Cambridge Analytica data scandal.

Evening Standard

£200,000 fine for firm that made three scam calls per minute for 11 months

"They try to con you into thinking they are your washing machine insurers" - victim

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‘Aims’: the software for hire that can control 30,000 fake online profiles

Exclusive: Team Jorge disinformation unit controls vast army of avatars with fake profiles on Twitter, Facebook, Gmail, Instagram, Amazon and Airbnb

The Guardian - UK

Cabinet Office faced criminal probe over blocked Spycatcher documents

Freedom of information watchdog’s investigation team called in after UK officials repeatedly refused access to government files

The Guardian - UK

Nadhim Zahawi ‘misled officials over David Cameron’s Greensill messages’

Tory chair said to have wrongly told investigators there was no communication with former PM

The Independent UK

Stoke Lodge row: Cotham School’s 'covert' CCTV cameras deemed 'unlawful'

The school said it installed the cameras in a bid to deter vandals

Bristol Post

Information Commissioner denies data protection laws would ‘shackle’ media

The proposed code was criticised by the editors of three national newspapers.

The Independent UK

Editors call on Government to exempt press from data protection laws

Editors from the Daily Telegraph, The Times and Mail Newspapers have argued that a proposed journalism code would be ‘expensive and time consuming’.

The Independent UK

Woman asked South Wales Police for information about her violent partner and the force told him

The force was heavily criticised for the data breach - one of two criticisms from the Information Commissioner of the force

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‘Shameful’ companies fined for preying on over-60s with unlawful marketing calls

The firms were “deliberately targeting” those people signed up with the Telephone Preference Service

The Independent UK

‘Shameful’ companies fined for targeting over 60s with unlawful marketing calls

The firms were ‘deliberately targeting’ those signed up with the Telephone Preference Service.

The Guardian - UK

Met police illegally filmed children as young as 10 at climate protest

Big Brother Watch’s FoI request shows force rebuked by watchdog for recording 2019 school strike action in London

Liverpool Echo

BICo report investigation expanded to five city councillors

City solicitor confirms terms of probe amended to assess whether members breached code of conduct

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The Independent UK

Dominic Raab ‘left junior staff scared to enter his office’, says official

Lord McDonald urges Rishi Sunak to ‘have another look’ at bullying complaints procedures

The Guardian - UK

‘Woeful’ DfE blamed as betting firms gain access to children’s data

The department has been found responsible for an ‘unacceptable’ breach of data protection laws

The Independent UK

Department for Education reprimanded over ‘woeful’ betting firms data breach

The Information Commissioner’s Office said the DfE had allowed gambling firms access to a database of children’s learning records.

The Guardian - UK

Outsourcer Interserve fined £4.4m for failing to stop cyber-attack

Watchdog says phishing email enabled hackers to steal personal information of 113,000 employees

Liverpool Echo

Warning to parents to check their kids' TikTok settings

'Our provisional view is that TikTok fell short'

Reuters

Consumers to ditch cafes for coffee at home amid rising prices, says ICO

Consumers will choose drinking coffee at home over cafes and restaurants due to rising inflation and risks of recession in coming months, the executive director of the International Coffee Organization (ICO) said on Friday.

The National (Scotland)

Home Office reprimanded after sensitive counter-terror documents left at venue

THE Home Office has been reprimanded by a watchdog after sensitive counter-terrorism documents were left at a London venue.

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