Jessica Shurson

BREAKING: powerful iPhone hacking tools used by Chinese criminals originated from US defense giant L3 Harris.

Their zero-click exploits went to Russian spies too.

Unbelievable harm to our collective security.

Scoop: @lorenzofb.bsky.social, here's why it matters 1/
techcrunch.com/2026/03/09/a...

Our next Criminal Justice Centre event is now live!
📍Room 313, Laws building QM, Mile End (and online)
📅 Wednesday 8 April at 6-8 pm

Join us to hear Dr Carson Arthur in conversation with Dr Kodwo Eshun on Denial and Disavowal in the Killing and Inquest of Colin Roach. Register here
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Purely from an IP law perspective, trying to "opt out" something that is at minimum a right of publicity issue and which has potential reputational issues for the involved experts is a bold move.

A very bold move.

A really really bold move.

Taught about Sealand this very day in fact

Swiss company complies with Swiss court order, film at 11

The European Human Rights Law Review is now on BlueSky!

@ehrlr.bsky.social

Follow for the latest articles, calls for papers, upcoming events and more...

DHS’s use of secretive legal weapon draws congressional scrutiny After a Washington Post investigation, congressional Democrats are asking tech giants how they handle administrative subpoenas targeting DHS’s critics.

18 U.S.C. § 2703(c)(2) in the news.
wapo.st/4l5IbOh

If the rumours are true and the kids and social media consultation opens today, here are two things I think should be banned from
social media:

1) AI bots
2) recommendations algorithms that optimise for time on site

Firm regulation of both of these things is possible and auditable

I believe this is the first instance of wrongful arrest involving facial recognition in the Uk

Why do I have to pretend that I'm going to print something in order to save it as a PDF. Why do I have to engage in a little ruse.

I’ve noticed this trend too and it also bothers me. It’s “for the algorithm”?

Community meme: I CAN EXCUSE FASCISM. BUTI DRAW THE LINE AT MERCANTILISM.

The Supreme Court:

@andrewsimms.bsky.social author of Badvertising argues for a ban on petrol advertising and equivalents. 60% of new cars now SUVs, c/w 10% a decade ago- more polluting and more dangerous mode of transport at exactly the time we needed to shift the other way. Literally advertising our own destruction.

Meta are never afraid to say the quiet bit out loud, but also, um WTAF?

Extraterritoriality and the transatlantic free speech wars The transatlantic free speech wars continue to rage. The US House Judiciary Committee was in action again last week , taking aim at the Euro...

While we await hearing whether a mooted GRANITE Act federal blocking statute materialises, everything you need to know about extraterritoriality and the transatlantic free speech wars. #OnlineSafetyAct www.cyberleagle.com/2026/02/extr...

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😂 no judgment

Depending on what kind of music you like: Winona Judd, Will Hoge, or Ke$ha

(Or probably just Ashley Judd)

Oh that could be very helpful! Especially for things like reports that are mostly compilations of other materials...

Thanks!

Curious what you used for first few items: Gemini or chat? Does NotebookLM read the actual article or do a summary podcast?

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Wait do people pay attention to H-index? I thought it was a science thing

Yeah I’m looking for my dog (girlfriend who has a restraining order against me and she has a dog) and here’s the picture of the dog (she walks this dog and I can use it to figure out her schedule) thanks for sending all footage my way

This New Hotel Reservation Scam Is Fooling People Who Use Sites Like Booking.com If you've booked a hotel through a platform like Booking.com or Expedia, beware any communication that directs you to confirm your payment details to hold your reservation.

A scammer just tried exactly this on me via WhatsApp. Glad I saw a post here recently outlining the scam - it would be very easy to fall for. The “hotel” account had an unconvincing name, but they had my name, number & reservation dates. lifehacker.com/money/hotel-...

As a rule I don’t reply to emails that ask me to supervise a topic totally unrelated to what I research and/or contain “[insert proposed supervisor’s area of research here]”. But unlike prior years, they now send generic follow up emails too

I am starting to wonder if some applicants have access to a mass emailing tool with a dataset of scraped UK academics emails. Because I’ve also been receiving a lot of generic emails for PhD supervision followed by what appears to be automated follow up emails

As everyone knows, the only thing more viscerally exciting than a 3rd sector consultation response is a consultation response to a regulator's annual plan of work. But FIPR's response to Ofcom's recent consultation is worth a read - we cover some of the biggest policy issues facing the UK today.

Part 2 of the Independent Review of the Criminal Courts has been published. There's a lot to take in but two positives in the recommendations to start with
i) MOJ collecting data on unrepresented defendants
ii) increasing lower and upper end of legal aid threshold:

www.gov.uk/government/p...