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UK Watchdog Seeks Review into Government Use of WhatsApp, Messaging Apps

Britain should review the use of WhatsApp, private emails and other messaging apps by ministers and government officials after an investigation found "inadequate data security" during the COVID-19 pandemic, its data protection watchdog said on Monday. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) said the review should examine the "systemic risks" around…

Asharq Al-Awsat

ICO urges ministers to review use of Whatsapp and other private channels

UK data watchdog said there had been extensive use of such channels within the health department, which risked transparency

The Guardian - UK

UK health department reprimanded for use of private messaging services during pandemic

The Information Comissioners Office (ICO) found "extenstive use" of messaging apps like Whatsapp amongst government ministers and officials

The National (Scotland)

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Five dating app dilemmas answered by experts

Striking a balance between protecting your data, ensuring your personal security and getting the most out of dating apps can be tricky. Here’ some advice on the dos and don’ts

The Guardian - UK

‘Luck and God’: How Haitians survive gang violence, kidnappings in their nation’s capital

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — This teeming Caribbean capital, with its hair-raising traffic, army of sidewalk vendors and once vibrant nightlife, is now a metropolis that lives only by daylight.

Miami Herald

Thailand's biggest romance scam snagged a chief financial officer and convinced her to steal millions

When Chamanun received a LinkedIn message from an unknown man claiming to be an American doctor, it marked the beginning of a tangled web of lies that would ultimately lead to Chamanun's arrest for stealing $250 million from her employer, and 20 years in prison.

ABC News

A pharmacist, a tailor and the Prophet remarks row

The targeted killings of Umesh Kolhe and Kanhaiya Lal Teli in towns far apart have left their neighbourhoods stunned. Shoumojit Banerjee and Devesh Pandey visit the sites of murder in Amravati and Udaipur, respectively, and piece together the events

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Policeman who took selfies with murdered sisters covered up attack on group of Asian men

Disgraced Pc Deniz Jaffer bragged in a WhatsApp group about a police cover-up involving three "white fellas" arrested for assault at a football protest and said they were released after chatting with them "off the record"

Daily Mirror

PC who took photos with murdered sisters ‘bragged about covering up racist assault’

The former constable fabricated the story about the attack, a watchdog investigation found

The Independent UK

Met officer’s boasts of covering up attack on Asian men ‘indicate corrupt attitude’ in policing

Conduct of Deniz Jaffer, jailed over sharing of images of murdered sisters, further damned in IOPC report

The Guardian - UK

Met accept watchdog’s advice after probe into photos taken of murdered Wembley sisters

Two police officers were jailed after sharing WhatsApp images of the bodies of Bibaa Henry and Nicole Smallman

Evening Standard

Whose Times Are Better Anyway?

When the best weapon against every WhatsApp University thesis about the last millennium is a write-up about the last decade or the one before it

The Hindu

Bescom bill payment frauds getting aggressive, say complainants

The fraudster hacked the complainant’s WhatsApp account and started uploading nude pictures on the apartment WhatsApp group after the latter refused to share his bank account details.

The Hindu

Grab your leopard print, neck a prosecco, take a holibob! How ‘hun culture’ conquered the world

Did someone say beveragino? From Denise Welch to Alison Hammond, the matriarchs of British TV are storming the internet, worshipped for their camp combination of glam, grit and driftwood decor. All hail the huns! x

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UK could force messaging apps to adopt new technology to tackle abuse images

Home secretary says new powers to require tech firms to remove encrypted abuse material would bring privacy and security

The Hindu

Amravati chemist's murder | NIA takes custody of all accused

Police are on the lookout for one more suspect Shamim Ahmed in connection with the case.

Chronicle Live

Mum warns of WhatsApp scam after being conned out of £10,000 by fraudster impersonating her son

The This Morning guest told of the messages she had received that convinced her it was her son in desperate need of help

Wales Online

Latest WhatsApp scam warning as mum is conned out of £10,000

It is a sophisticated 'mother and father' scam

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Liverpool Echo

Mum issues urgent warning to This Morning viewers over WhatsApp scam

Angela Briscoe was conned out of her life savings

Daily Record

Dad with "anger problems" sends catalogue of text message abuse to ex-partner

David Adams fired off multiple WhatsApp messages to his ex-partner between May 23 and May 24.

The Independent UK

Met officers dismissed after sharing Meghan Markle joke in ‘racist, sexist and homophobic WhatsApp group’

‘The actions of these three are inexcusable,’ the head of the Met’s professional standards said

Wales Online

Police officers sacked after racist joke about Meghan shared in WhatsApp group chat

A series of offensive messages were described as "overtly racist, ableist and sexist”

The Independent UK

Metropolitan Police officers could be sacked for posting offensive messages

The officers worked in a unit at Bethnal Green police station and posted inappropriate, highly offensive and discriminatory content on WhatsApp.

Liverpool Echo

Mum realises 'daughter' is WhatsApp scammer after she 'drops phone in sink'

Sue Gambrill soon realised it was not her daughter but in fact a fraudster

Glasgow Live

Cop tells court of 'porn star' hell and says ex accused her of having online fetish accounts

Stephanie Torrance told a domestic abuse trial at Hamilton Sheriff Court that accused Jonathan Barclay's claims are "absolutely not true at all", and made her so stressed she was off work sick.

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