Official who lost secret al-Qaeda report pleads guilty: “ ‘My bad’, says forgetful vomiter The senior civil servant who left government documents detailing intelligence on al-Qaeda on a commuter train in June has pleaded guilty…
Thanks to our friends at melonfarmers.co.uk where this item was spotted first! The Guardian: Cyber-attack theory as al-Qaida websites close Ian Black, Middle East editor, The Guardian, Wednesday October 22 2008 Websites being used to…
Spy Fears: Twitter Terrorists, Cell Phone Jihadists | Danger Room from Wired.com By Noah Shachtman EmailOctober 24, 2008 | 10:32:00 AM Could Twitter become terrorists’ newest killer app? A draft Army intelligence report, making its…
Plug Pulled on Hamas’ YouTube Ripoff | Danger Room from Wired.com By Noah Shachtman EmailOctober 15, 2008 | 4:44:00 PM A few weeks ago, Western intelligence officials discovered that the Palestinian jihadist group Hamas had…
YouTube left bomber’s page open despite police concern: “The YouTube page set up by the Plymouth restaurant bomber Nicky Reilly was still online this week after he had pleaded guilty to attempted murder and terror…
Plug Pulled on Hamas’ YouTube Ripoff | Danger Room from Wired.com By Noah Shachtman EmailOctober 15, 2008 | 4:44:00 PMCategories: Info War, T is for Terror Aqsatube_grab1 A few weeks ago, Western intelligence officials discovered…
Internet phone calls are crippling fight against terrorism – Times Online: “From The Times, October 16, 2008 Sean O’Neill and Richard Ford The huge growth in internet telephone traffic is jeopardising the capability of police…
Government faces fight from within for spy database – Times Online: “From The Sunday Times, October 19, 2008 A Home Office revolt is stalling a plan to store our e-mails and calls but a more…
Passports will be needed to buy mobile phones – Times Online: “From The Sunday Times, October 19, 2008 David Leppard Everyone who buys a mobile telephone will be forced to register their identity on a…
Britain Considers Database for Telephone and E-Mail Traffic: “The country’s independent reviewer of terrorism laws, Lord Carlile, said the government should not be allowed to set up a vast ‘data warehouse.’ (Via NYT > Technology.)