William Goodwin
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William Goodwin
@billgoodwin.bsky.social
· Sep 15
MI5 unlawfully monitored the phone of BBC journalist Vincent Kearney | Computer Weekly
The Security Service MI5 has admitted unlawfully spying on the phone of former BBC investigative journalist Vincent Kearney. The Investigatory Powers Tribunal heard today that the security service has...
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William Goodwin
@billgoodwin.bsky.social
· Sep 11
Chat Control: EU to decide on requirement for tech firms to scan encrypted messages | Computer Weekly
Law enforcement and police experts are meeting on Friday to decide on proposals to require technology companies, such as Signal and WhatsApp, to scan encrypted messages for possible child abuse images...
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William Goodwin
@billgoodwin.bsky.social
· Sep 11
Court to decide whether it is lawful for enterprises to sell unwanted software licences | Computer Weekly
Microsoft has been accused of abusing its market position by stifling the sale of second-hand copies of its Windows operating system and Office software, in a long-running battle over the lawfulness o...
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William Goodwin
@billgoodwin.bsky.social
· Aug 29
Home Office ‘back door’ seeks world-wide access to Apple iCloud users’ data, court documents confirm | Computer Weekly
The Home Office sought access to data and messages stored by Apple users on its cloud storage in the UK and overseas by demanding a ‘back door’ to Apple’s iCloud service, a court document has revealed...
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William Goodwin
@billgoodwin.bsky.social
· Aug 19
US says UK has agreed to drop encryption ‘back door’ demands against Apple | Computer Weekly
US and UK end diplomatic row over UK encryption ‘back door’ order against Apple, but it remains unclear whether Apple will restore advance encryption services to UK users.
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William Goodwin
@billgoodwin.bsky.social
· Aug 11
Watching the watchers: Is the Technical Advisory Panel a match for MI5, MI6 and GCHQ? | Computer Weekly
Dame Muffy Calder is chair of the Technical Advisory Panel (TAP), a small group of experts that advises the Investigatory Powers Commissioner on surveillance technology. Do they have what it takes to ...
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William Goodwin
@billgoodwin.bsky.social
· Aug 11
William Goodwin
@billgoodwin.bsky.social
· Aug 11
William Goodwin
@billgoodwin.bsky.social
· Aug 11
William Goodwin
@billgoodwin.bsky.social
· Aug 11
William Goodwin
@billgoodwin.bsky.social
· Jul 24
WhatsApp is refused right to intervene in Apple legal action on encryption ‘backdoors’ | Computer Weekly
Investigatory Powers Tribunal to hear arguments in public over lawfulness of secret UK order requiring Apple to give UK law enforcement access to users’ encrypted data stored on the Apple iCloud.
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William Goodwin
@billgoodwin.bsky.social
· Jul 22
Fresh allegations of ‘sustained’ police and MI5 surveillance against BBC reporters | Computer Weekly
The Investigatory Powers Tribunal is investigating claims that police spied on the phone of investigative journalist Chris Moore amid further claims of a sustained monitoring operation against BBC rep...
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William Goodwin
@billgoodwin.bsky.social
· Jul 21
UK may be seeking to pull back from Apple encryption row with US | Computer Weekly
The government may be seeking to pull back from a diplomatic row with the US over UK demands to require Apple to give the UK access to secure data stored by Apple users. UK government officials have t...
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Ben Collier
@susansegfault.bsky.social
· Jul 21