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Force ‘deeply sorry’ after body-worn footage lost in latest police data concern

South Yorkshire Police said footage in about 69 cases, spanning a period of nearly three years, has been lost from its systems.

The Independent UK

Thousands of adopted children’s names revealed on Scottish website

Genealogy site Scotland’s People made available records of adoptions dating back 100 years, raising fears for breaches of privacy

The Guardian - UK

NI Chief Constable cuts short family holiday to answer questions on data breach

Simon Byrne will appear before a meeting of the Northern Ireland Policing Board in Belfast on Thursday.

The Independent UK

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Complaints to Sadiq Khan’s Met police watchdog on public view in ‘data breach’

Personal details of 400 members of the public were left on display in what City Hall described as a ‘data breach’, not a ‘data leak’

Evening Standard

Leytonstone School forced to close after IT system hacked in ‘devastating’ cyber attack

School in Waltham Forest has been closed since half term after it was targeted in a ‘critical incident’

Evening Standard

MPs call for probe into Chinese genetics company over pregnancy test data

Politicians have shared concerns after BGI Group, China’s leading genomics company, was blacklisted by the US government.

The Independent UK

Man forced to survive on benefits after applying for 100 jobs lands dream role as barrister

Taz Aldeek, 29, constantly had job applications rejected despite him holding three degrees - including a masters.

Daily Record

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Man on benefits after being rejected from 100 jobs finally lands dream role as barrister

Taz Aldeek, 29, saw his applications regularly get knocked back despite having three degrees - including a master's - and eventually had to apply to Universal Credit just to survive

Daily Mirror

Secret Government report on benefit sanctions finally released after three year cover up

The DWP study has been kept under wraps since it was completed in 2020 but it was finally published on Thursday after the Information Commissioner's Office ordered its release

Daily Mirror

Adult training college in data protection row with dissatisfied students

New Trades Career refuses to hand over recordings that could show if false promises were made to students about courses

Daily Mirror

A U.K. agency has fined TikTok nearly $16 million for handling of children's data

The U.K.'s Information Commissioner's Office said there were up to 1.4 million children under the age of 13 on the app in 2020, despite TikTok's terms of service saying users must be 13 to sign up.

WEKU

Police open to consultation with media over plans to keep suspects’ names secret

Crime reporters raised concerns that new guidelines could make it much harder for journalists to cover criminal cases.

The Independent UK

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