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Privacy and surveillance
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Over the counter genetic tests raise human rights concerns
Genetic testing kits sold online and in pharmacies are failing to protect consumers’ privacy and could be endangering human rights,
Spy cops assured immunity at Pitchford Inquiry
Retired police officers who give evidence to an inquiry into undercover policing will not face retrospective action for wrongdoing, The
Scottish councils still ‘misusing’ surveillance powers
Councils across Scotland are failing to implement surveillance laws properly, according to inspection reports obtained by The Ferret. The Office
Spy cop seeks immunity from misconduct proceedings
A former officer with the Met Police at the centre of a public inquiry into undercover policing has requested an
Police Scotland to dump millions of ANPR records over privacy fears
Police Scotland has committed to dumping millions of historic vehicle movement records over fears its vast database breaches privacy laws.
Mobile phone firms secretly help government deploy spy technology
The operators of all four major mobile phone networks have been criticised after documents obtained by The Ferret reveal that
Scottish Government urged to obtain fake names of spy cops
A key witness at the Pitchford Inquiry has asked the Scottish Government to obtain the fake names used by undercover
Scots police had access to GCHQ spy programme
Top secret documents revealing that Scots police forces had access to a GCHQ spy programme collecting information on people’s
Police chief leading Operation Herne ‘unfit’ for role
The policeman leading an internal investigation into the undercover policing scandal at the Met Police is “unfit” for the role
Prisoners outwit £1.2m mobile phone blocking technology
A £1.2m pilot project that tried to stop prisoners using mobile phones in jail is unlikely to be extended
LinkedIn profile reveals Angus salesman ran secret police unit
A sales engineer from Angus was in charge of a secret police squad being investigated by a public inquiry. Paul
University treated staff like ‘robots’ via fingerprint tracking
Glasgow University has been accused of treating staff “like robots” and creating a workplace resembling “something from a science fiction