Post Office staff instructed to shred documents that undermined its claims Horizon was robust

Post Office staff were instructed to destroy documents that could undermine its claims that its controversial Horizon system was robust.

MPs to debate landmark IoT security law

Proposed bill mandates tighter protections for connected products, and sets new rules for broadband roll-out into the bargain

Companies propose scanning content pre-encryption to fight CSAM

Firms working on the UK government’s Safety Tech Challenge have suggested that scanning content before encryption will help prevent the spread of child sexual abuse material – but privacy concerns remain.

UK privacy chief denies conflict of interest in new role

UK information commissioner will join a private law firm that represents technology companies she used to regulate, raising questions about conflicts of interest and drawing ‘revolving door’ criticisms

Post Office board ‘appalling’ and ‘short-sighted’, said minister researching Horizon project in 2000

A government minister investigating the controversial Horizon IT project in 2000 described the Post Office board of directors as ‘appalling, short-sighted and partisan’.

Convictions of eight former subpostmasters in Scotland under review

The Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission is investigating eight potential miscarriages of justice as a result of faulty Post Office IT system