Williamrt

@Williamrt

Investigations Editor | Computer Weekly | [email protected] | DMs open | Signal 07931494048

London, England

Joined November 2008

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Williamrt@Williamrt · Jul 10

I'm celebrating 10 years of Walk the World by taking part in 2025 WTW London (WCC) and raising money for our charity partner. Along with my colleagues we are hoping to collectively raise 1000000 this year, so every donation counts! walktheworld.informa.com/s/20614/36688/t

Williamrt@Williamrt · 17 h

My contribution to the debate: computerweekly.com/news/366625826…

WWilliamrt@Williamrt · 19 h

Updated - Court refuses WhatsApp right to intervene in Apple legal action on encryption ‘backdoors’ computerweekly.com/news/366627911… via @computerweekly #surveillance #Police @privacyint @libertyhq @benwizner

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Williamrt@Williamrt · 19 h

Williamrt's tweet card. 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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George Greenwood@GeorgeGreenwood · 19 h

The government has been issued with an unprecedented formal rebuke by transparency watchdog the ICO for wrongly interfering to block a freedom of information request from The Times about Suella Braverman's private email use. thetimes.com/uk/politics/ar…

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Private Eye Magazine@PrivateEyeNews · Jul 23

Are Private Eye jokes now... criminal? PALESTINE Solidarity campaigner Jon Farley was arrested, bundled into a van and taken to the cells during a silent march in Leeds last weekend. What egregious act had prompted the police to act? He was, er, carrying a Private Eye joke piece…

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Williamrt@Williamrt · Jul 23

Breaking - WhatsApp is refused right to intervene in Apple legal action on encryption ‘backdoors’ computerweekly.com/news/366627911… via @computerweekly #surviellance #IPT #Apple

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Williamrt@Williamrt · Jul 22

Good piece by @williamrt on MI5 surveillance of reporters in Northern Ireland

WWilliamrt@Williamrt · Jul 22

New - Fresh allegations of ‘sustained’ police and MI5 surveillance against BBC reporters computerweekly.com/news/366627805… via @computerweekly #communicationsdata #PSNI #surveillance @BarryBelfast70

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Stefania Maurizi@SMaurizi · Jul 22

"During one #police op,the PSNI maintained a secret database containing the contact details of 34 #BBC journalists in Northern Ireland,which was allegedly used to attempt to identify confidential #sources" I recommend this important article by @Williamrt computerweekly.com/news/366627805…

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KRW Law Human Rights@KRWLaw · Jul 22

Fresh allegations of ‘sustained’ police and MI5 surveillance against BBC reporters The Investigatory Powers Tribunal is investigating claims that police spied on the phone of our client, investigative journalist Chris Moore computerweekly.com/news/366627805… ⁦⁦@Williamrt⁩

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Williamrt@Williamrt · Jul 22

Williamrt's tweet card. 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 ...

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Freedom of the Press@FreedomofPress · Jul 21

If you use iCloud, turn on Advanced Data Protection to end-to-end encrypt your backups — because Apple won't enable it by default. This "maximizes the amount of privacy you can have," David Huerta, a senior digital security trainer at FPF, told @HuffPost. huffpost.com/entry/iphone-a…

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Williamrt@Williamrt · Jul 21

ICYMI - UK may be seeking to pull back from Apple encryption row with US computerweekly.com/news/366627928… via @computerweekly #Encryption #backdoor #surviellance #FIPR

Williamrt's tweet card. 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 ha...

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Williamrt@Williamrt · Jul 13

New - European Commission accused of rigging data watchdog appointment computerweekly.com/news/366627534… via @computerweekly @SKlovigSkelton #EDPS

Williamrt's tweet card. The European Commission has been accused of rigging the selection process for the next European Data Protection supervisor.

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Williamrt@Williamrt · Jul 9

New - Accounting watchdog ‘disclaims’ College of Policing financial accounts after serious IT failures computerweekly.com/news/366627165… via @computerweekly #SAP #Oracle @NAOorguk

Williamrt's tweet card. The professional body for policing in England and Wales failed to properly manage its transition to new accounting and payroll systems.

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Williamrt@Williamrt · Jul 8

New - NHS trust accused of ‘at best cavalier, at worst deceitful’ behaviour after deleting emails computerweekly.com/news/366627212… via @computerweekly @drcmday @Tommy___Greene #Whistleblower

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Williamrt@Williamrt · Jun 29

Canadian, Tom Herdman released on bail after four years in prison without trial in France, over allegations he was involved in distributing Sky ECC encrypted phones that were used by criminals. #encryption #SkyECC #organisedcrime #surveillance

RRebecca Tidy@DrRebeccaTidy · Jun 26

Sky ECC distributor, Tom Herdman, was released from French custody – on bail – on Tuesday afternoon, after entering his FIFTH year in pre-trial detention. I was grateful for the opportunity to chat to him about what happened in court this week. 👇🏻 computerweekly.com/news/366626653… #skyecc

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Stefania Maurizi@SMaurizi · Jun 24

After 14 years, I met @wikileaks founder, Julian #Assange as a free man: hardship has not made him hard. He is still a victim of #StateSecrecy In this article for @ComputerWeekly I explain you why computerweekly.com/news/366626090…

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Williamrt@Williamrt · Jun 23

Police to gain powers to grab online data when they seize phones and laptops computerweekly.com/news/366626070… via @computerweekly @privacyint @jimkillock #encryption #investigatorypowers #Police

Williamrt's tweet card. Academics and civil liberties experts say that proposed ‘authoritarian’ powers to allow police to trawl online and cloud services used by owners of seized devices should require approval from a judge.

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