Messaging app calls €225m fine for breaking data protection rules ‘entirely disproportionate’Ireland’s data privacy watchdog has slapped WhatsApp with a record €225m (£193m) fine for violating EU data protection rules.The Dublin-based Data Protection C…
A popular smart home security system can be remotely disarmed, researchers say
A cybersecurity company says a popular smart home security system has a pair of vulnerabilities that can be exploited to disarm the system altogether. Rapid7 found the vulnerabilities in the Fortress S03, a home security system that relies on Wi-Fi to connect cameras, motion sensors and sirens to the internet, allowing owners to remotely monitor […]
Mother refuses to get COVID shot, so judge strips her of visitation rights [Updated]
Father did not raise the issue but supports judge’s ruling.
Sturgeon urges Raab to assist Scottish Sikh man allegedly tortured in India
First minister raises ‘deep concerns’ about case of Jagtar Singh Johal, who has been imprisoned for four years awaiting trialNicola Sturgeon has written to the embattled foreign secretary, Dominic Raab, urging him to intervene in the case of a Scottish…
Police unswayed by road-block ruling ahead of London climate protests
Metropolitan police vow to tackle ‘wilful obstruction’ in spite of supreme court’s Ziegler judgmentPolice preparing for a new campaign of Extinction Rebellion (XR) protests in London have said they will not be deterred by a recent supreme court ruling …
Sentences for violent and sexual crimes fall sharply in England and Wales
MoJ report also shows pandemic led to huge drop in number of people dealt with by criminal justice systemAverage sentence lengths for violent and sexual offences in England and Wales fell steeply last year as the Covid pandemic also led to a huge slowd…
Britney Spears’ case has shown why guardianship laws need to change | Nina A Kohn
Assigning someone the legal power to make decisions for a vulnerable adult should always be a last resortAround the world, fans of pop star Britney Spears celebrated her father’s announcement last week that he would resign as her conservator. This deve…
Landmark UK court ruling due in ‘bride price’ dispute
Woman has taken her ex-husband and his parents to court seeking full payment of her mahrA landmark judgment that could bring part of UK law into line with sharia law’s position on “bride price” payments is to be announced this week in the central Londo…
Inescapable truths about our outdated prisons | Letters
Readers respond to an article by Frances Crook, the outgoing head of the Howard League for Penal Reform, about the need for radical change to the prison systemFrances Crook has been a voice of reason in the charity sector for 35 years (The reform of pr…
Pores for thought: how sweat reveals our every secret, from what we’ve eaten to whether we’re on drugs
Just one drop of perspiration might soon be enough to identify a criminal or diagnose a cancer. But this fast-moving science could also pose a serious threat to civil libertiesWhen I deposited my index fingerprint on a laboratory slide so that Simona F…