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6 Oct 11:17

US sky marshals submit to Heart of Gold randomware

Nobody could have predicted this

2 Oct 11:03

Home Office finally approves UK cybercoppers

E-crime unit gets green light but overlap worries remain

1 Oct 10:35

German cyberplods raid Pirate Party on Skype Trojan mole hunt

BayernTrojaner controversy heats up

18 Sep 14:43

NPIA extends Holmes 2 agreement

Plod gets crimes enquiry system until 2011

16 Sep 09:28

Vehicle spy-cam data to be held for five years

'Spose it might come in handy eh?

15 Sep 12:59

Child abusers adopt blackmail tactics

Police agency warns of changing paedophile strategies

12 Sep 10:34

Parents plant spyware to snare sex predator

Court sin-bins ice hockey coach

10 Sep 11:14

NYC invites 911 crime-busting snaps

Emergency 2.0

10 Sep 11:02

DNA database costs soar

Prying is pricey

5 Sep 12:35

Chubby crims more likely to leave dabs

'You're nicked, fatty'

5 Sep 12:06

Hi-tech cops lose their website

Forget to re-register did we?

4 Sep 12:02

Aussie Customs in presentational-aid crackdown

Prang peril pointers fingered

2 Sep 10:27

Customs raids tech trade show

IFA Armed agents search for patent infringers

29 Aug 14:40

Erotic artist urges spanking for Jacqui Smith

'Extreme porn' definition dithering drags on

29 Aug 10:46

'Child protection' database slammed as plod data mine

Troubled kids' pasts open to investigators

26 Aug 09:54

No snapping: Photographers get collars felt

Watch where you point that thing this weekend

23 Aug 09:02

Lag log leaks - Home Office contractor loses entire prison population

Secure database + idiot + memory stick

22 Aug 07:13

Surveillance Teddy nabs granny-bag robber

Part soft toy, part robot - all cop

19 Aug 11:15

Three found guilty of web extremism plot

Jihadi literature spread online

18 Aug 15:33

Librarian of child abuse networking site jailed indefinitely

Cradle of depravity

18 Aug 14:39

National DNA database grows on the genes of the innocent

Kids swell numbers

18 Aug 09:52

Mashed up Met Police crime maps go online

Plan your next spree

15 Aug 12:13

Tories call for more freedom for snoopers

Police nose bunged up with red tape

12 Aug 14:27

Aussie cops reopen 7,000 DNA convictions

Melbourne police admit errors

8 Aug 10:43

FBI sets out case against anthrax 'rogue scientist'

Strong but circumstantial - is there still room for doubt?

7 Aug 11:02

Top Jock cop calls for universal DNA database

Bampot polis

7 Aug 10:02

Tasing of unarmed opposition peaks among firearms cops

Station 'leccy bill to blame?

5 Aug 14:57

Inside the tent, the best bioterrorist money could buy?

Bruce Ivins, US government scientist, and anthrax terrorist?

4 Aug 11:53

Plods say it's OK for them give out your DNA

But not theirs

30 Jul 09:02

Citizens's panel demands policing for DNA database

But not by the police

30 Jul 01:02

Home Office to order fingerprinting of air passengers

Updated T5 plan back, but bigger and nastier

28 Jul 12:00

Sutton Police bribe kids to behave

Haven't they heard of databases and CCTV?

25 Jul 14:18

Police told: Delete old criminal records

Dump innocents' DNA while you're at it

22 Jul 09:20

New Criminal Information Quango sighted

Ex-mandarin hides plans for world domination behind criticism of Police

21 Jul 07:02

Criminal record checks could hit over 14 million people

Analysis New CRB regs produce a nation of suspects

14 Jul 07:02

Criminal record checks: More often wrong than right

Just how well do they protect children?

9 Jul 10:32

Bavaria sanctions police spyware

Trojan horse rides roughshod over opposition

7 Jul 11:31

eBay Terror Ambulances of DEATH menace UK - top cops

Blues Brothers law sought vs al-Qaeda strip-o-bomb-o-grams

30 Jun 11:49

Judge points laser dazzler man towards prison

Four months for plodcopter attack

27 Jun 11:16

Boris' crime map plan comes unstuck

Victims' privacy at risk

25 Jun 11:45

Staff internet policies must be Facebook-ready, warns expert

Web 2.0-up your regs

25 Jun 11:43

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