David Chaplin1 day agoWhat you might have missed at Black Hat and Def Con 2022verified_publisherTechCrunch - Carly PageHackers, researchers, cybersecurity companies, and government officials descended on Las Vegas last week for Black Hat and Def Con, a cybersecurity double-bill that’s collectively referred to as “hacker summer camp.” This year’s cyber gathering was particularly exciting: not only did it mark Black …
David Chaplin3 days agoIn the Aftermath of a Police Killing, the Justifications Begin Immediatelyverified_publisherThe Intercept - Jamie KalvenAfter Chicago police killed Harith Augustus, the question was not: What happened? It was: How do we justify what happened? On the last day of his …
David Chaplin5 days agoCriminal Justice Reformer Trounces Police-Backed Candidate in Race to Replace Top Prosecutor in Floyd Murderverified_publisherThe Intercept - Akela LacyHennepin County’s former chief public defender received more than twice the votes of the police-backed candidate picked by Minneapolis Mayor Jacob …
David Chaplin4 days agoPost Office strikes to overlap with Royal Mail and BT industrial actionverified_publisherThe Guardian - Joe MiddletonPost Office workers will take their fourth round of industrial action over the August bank holiday weekend in an escalating row over pay that will overlap with strikes by workers at Royal Mail and BT. The Communication Workers Union (CWU) said on Friday that members will strike on 26, 27 and 30 …
David Chaplin4 days agoWrongfully convicted New York man Richard Rosario freed after 20 yearsverified_publisherGuardian US - Samira Asma-SadequeA man who served 20 years in prison on a wrongful conviction, despite having 13 alibi witnesses, was awarded $5m by a jury in a federal court in New York on Thursday. Richard Rosario wasconvicted in 1998 for the fatal shooting of George Collazo in 1996 in the Bronx. However Rosario claimed he was in …
David Chaplin3 days agoBreonna Taylor death: former detective to plead guilty to federal chargesverified_publisherGuardian US - Ramon Antonio VargasA former Louisville detective is planning to plead guilty to federal charges filed against her in the police killing of Breonna Taylor, leaving prosecutors on the verge of securing their first conviction in a case that ignited months of racial justice protests in Kentucky’s largest city. The …
