Tag Archives: security

Miranda is nicked

When David Miranda was stopped at Heathrow in transit to Brazil, the police detained him for the nine hours maximum allowed by the relevant anti-terrorist legislation. He was questioned about classified material on his laptop said to have been obtained from Edward Snowden, the whistleblower now kicking his heels in Russia in an attempt to escape inquiry and… Read More »

Who goes there?

Security concerns are in the headlines again. Fortunately not the 9/11 type but serious nonetheless. Take for example the attempts by Google to photograph every street in the country and to post the results online. House owners fear the information will turn into a burglars’ charter. Or the report that government backed hackers from Russia… Read More »