Category: Terrorism

Computers and the Internet, Espionage and Intelligence Services, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Great Britain, Politics and Government, privacy, social media, Surveillance of Citizens by Government, Terrorism, Twitter

After Terror Attacks, Britain Moves to Police the Web

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Spread the loveTweet In Germany, lawmakers are pushing ahead with fines of up to 50 million euros, or $56 million, if Silicon Valley companies do not limit how online hate…


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London (England), Muslims and Islam, Terrorism, Traffic Accidents and Safety

London Attack Near Mosque Investigated as Terrorism

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Spread the loveTweet According to the office of the mayor of London, in the six days after the terrorist attack at London Bridge and Borough Market on June 3, the…


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Freedom of Speech and Expression, Google Inc, Online Advertising, Terrorism, Video Recordings, Downloads and Streaming, YouTube.com

YouTube Sets New Policies to Curb Extremist Videos

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Spread the loveTweet “That means these videos will have less engagement and be harder to find,” Kent Walker, Google’s general counsel and senior vice president, wrote in a company blog…


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Iran, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Shiite Muslims, Sunni Muslims, Terrorism, Tillerson, Rex W, Trump, Donald J, United States International Relations, United States Politics and Government

Trump Has Busy Day in Vortex of Middle East Relations

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Spread the loveTweet For the administration, Wednesday served as a reminder that the world does not operate in the black-and-white terms that Mr. Trump used on the campaign trail and…


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Bombs and Explosives, Iran, Khomeini, Ruhollah, Legislatures and Parliaments, Terrorism, Tombs and Tombstones

ISIS Claims Dual Attacks in Iran

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Spread the loveTweet In a sign that elite security forces had encountered trouble containing the situation, one attacker left the Parliament an hour into the siege, then ran around shooting…


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Al Qaeda, Butt, Khuram Shazad (d 2017), Ireland, Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), Italy, Johnson, Boris, London (England), London Attacks (June, 2017), May, Theresa M, Redouane, Rachid (d 2017), Terrorism, Zaghba, Youssef

London Attackers Slipped By Despite an Avalanche of Warnings

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Spread the loveTweet “How on earth could we have let this guy or possibly more through the net — what happened?” he asked in an interview on Sky News. Continue…


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apple, applenews, communicationsdata, gear, investigatorypowersact, investigatorypowersbill, ipact, ipbill, metadata, politics, security, Terrorism, tomorrow

Apple is assisting the UK in terror investigations

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Spread the loveTweet The comments follow two terrorist attacks in London last Saturday, which killed six civilians and injured 48, and a suicide bombing which killed 22 people and injured…


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Butt, Khurum Shazad (d 2017), Great Britain, London Attacks (June, 2017), Politics and Government, Redouane, Rachid (d 2017), Terrorism, Zaghba, Youssef

Questions on U.K. Policing Mount as 3rd London Attacker Is Identified

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Spread the loveTweet Although the Italian government notified the British and Moroccan governments about its concerns, Mr. Zaghba was not arrested. Recently, he was living in Britain and working at…


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Abdullah, Abdullah, Afghanistan War (2001-14), Deaths (Fatalities), Demonstrations, Protests and Riots, Ghani, Ashraf, Kabul (Afghanistan), Taliban, Terrorism

Death Toll in Kabul Bombing Has Hit 150, Afghan President Says

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Spread the loveTweet But shortly after the president opened the Kabul Process, at least one rocket was fired into the Green Zone nearby, the area that houses the headquarters of…


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Computers and the Internet, Elections, Espionage and Intelligence Services, London Attacks (June, 2017), May, Theresa M, Muslims and Islam, Politics and Government, Surveillance of Citizens by Government, Terrorism

London Attack Places Security and Civil Liberties at Center of U.K. Election

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Spread the loveTweet On Sunday, Mrs. May’s successor as Home secretary, Amber Rudd, said that tech companies could do “so much more” to restrict extremism on the web. “It is…


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