Antony Savvas reports: The government is considering bringing back a version of the controversial ContactPoint children’s database, just months after the original project was halted. The ContactPoint database project was launched by the previous Labour government, but the Tories vowed to scrap it if they won power, on the grounds that it was a potential security…
Category: Youth & Schools
The Privacy Landmine That is Duke Graduate Karen Owen’s ‘Senior Thesis’
Kashmir Hill writes: My alma mater has a habit of getting into the news, especially for stories that involve Duke athletes and sex. The latest story is jaw-dropping even for the Blue Devils. Karen Owen, a 2010 graduate, kept detailed notes on her sexual adventures with 13 members of Duke’s lacrosse, baseball and tennis teams…
Boy wins right to challenge PSNI “Operation Exposure”
As a follow-up to a case mentioned on this site yesterday, and as BBC reports: A 14-year-old boy has won permission to challenge a police decision to publish his photograph in an investigation into street violence in Londonderry. A High Court judge ruled on Wednesday that there was an arguable case that using his image…
Ca: Pornography charges laid in a gang-rape of teen at B.C. rave
Charges have been laid against a 16-year-old accused of taking pictures of a gang-rape at a British Columbia rave and posting them on the Internet. The teen from Maple Ridge, B.C., has been charged with distributing and producing child pornography after photos of the assault appeared on Facebook. He is expected to appear in court…