Image copyright Instagram Image caption The ASA said it was concerned that The Only Way Is Essex star Lauren Goodger’s waist looked “artificially thin” A trio of influencers have had Instagram posts touting diet products banned by the UK’s ad regulator. TV stars Katie Price and Lauren Goodger promoted a BoomBod shot drink on their […]
Image copyright Getty Images Britain’s cyber-defence centre has thwarted more than one million cases of suspected payment card fraud in the last year, its annual review reveals. The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) said a dedicated anti-fraud effort stopped the cards being abused. It said it had stopped more than 1,800 cyber-attacks aimed at UK […]
Image copyright Getty Images Video-sharing app TikTok is being used by Islamic State militants to spread propaganda to a younger audience, according to the Wall Street Journal. Supporters reportedly shared videos showing IS fighters with guns and corpses being paraded through streets. Some of the videos, posted in recent weeks, are said to have included […]
Image copyright Getty Images Home rentals site Airbnb has warned a tax inquiry by HM Revenue & Customs could lead to legal proceedings. A note in newly filed accounts for Airbnb UK said it had been contacted by HMRC over “tax laws or regulations impacting the company’s business”. “The company is also subject to tax […]
Image copyright Getty Images A charity has accused one of the world’s biggest content delivery networks of inadvertently protecting sites that host images of child abuse. Cloudflare helps websites deliver content faster but some of its clients are known to host illegal content. The company insists it is powerless because it does not actually host […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Information about where serving soldiers were staying was easily accessible, researchers say The travel details of large numbers of US government and military personnel have been exposed in a data leak, a security company says. VPNMentor said 179GB of data had been accessible on an unsecured cloud server run […]
Image copyright Jane Russell Image caption The project hopes to transform the derelict D Block into an Institute of Technology Plans have been submitted to develop part of Bletchley Park into a technology school for 1,000 students. Milton Keynes College is seeking council approval for the £26m development of listed buildings at the codebreaking site […]
Image copyright Getty Images/Facebook Facebook has set out extra measures for fighting the spread of disinformation at the next UK election. These include extending its partnership with fact checker Full Fact and improving the ad library in which political ads are archived. In addition, it announced separate plans for the 2020 US Presidential vote, including […]
Media captionMy security software was a scam that cost me £4,000 When Doug Varey clicked on a pop-up ad offering computer security protection for 12 years for £556, he signed up. “I had no reason to suspect it wasn’t genuine,” he says. That was a mistake. Mr Varey was a victim of a common online […]
Media captionMy security software was a scam that cost me £4,000 When Doug Varey clicked on a pop-up ad offering computer security protection for 12 years for £556, he signed up. “I had no reason to suspect it wasn’t genuine,” he says. That was a mistake. Mr Varey was a victim of a common online […]
