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dopo 14 ANNI ho incontrato Julian #Assange da uomo libero
in questo articolo in #inglese per #ComputerWeekly racconto la persona che ho ritrovato dopo 14 anni e perché se perderò la causa civile con Dipartimento di Stato USA, la verità sarà sepolta

computerweekly.com/news/366626

ComputerWeekly.com · One year since being freed, Julian Assange still a victim of state secrecyBy Stefania Maurizi
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In my article for #ComputerWeekly I explain there's an ongoing crucial #FOIA litigation which I'm fighting in US:the US is trying to keep cables, memos,emails abt #JA & #WikiLeaks CLASSIFIED,including “how various agencies were tracking his movements”

computerweekly.com/news/366626

ComputerWeekly.com · One year since being freed, Julian Assange still a victim of state secrecyBy Stefania Maurizi

"A judicial review[..] quashed arrest warrants issued by the Police Service of Northern Ireland[..]against the journalists in 2019 in a sting op intended to identify a confidential source who leaked info used in a documentary"

Musr read William Goodwin #ComputerWeekly

computerweekly.com/news/366620

ComputerWeekly.com · PSNI’s ‘ridiculous’ withholding of evidence in spying operation delayed court hearings By Bill Goodwin

#DanMcQuillan has written a brilliant article in #ComputerWeekly about the uk labour party’s action plan to support and promote #AI. The article is mich broader than just the UK, and is equally applicable to any country/state that plans to invest billions on AI infrastructure…. they shouldnt. I would like to add that not all AI is bad, but 99% of the money being invested currently is doing much more harm than good.

computerweekly.com/opinion/Lab

ComputerWeekly.comLabour's AI Action Plan - a gift to the far right | Computer WeeklyCritical computing expert Dan McQuillan argues that, on top of the clear social and environmental harms associated with the technology, Labour's vapid fixation on AI-led growth in lieu of real change will further enable the far right. Instead, he proposes an alternative strategy of 'decomputing'.
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@simon_lucy @ChrisMayLA6 fair point but at least it's experimenting with alternatives.
My personal beef with the #BBC goes back to the merger of News department with Current Affairs. The first being about garnering facts, the Second about garnering and promoting some Opinions.

Hence, the false equivalence that still dogs reporting of anthropogenic planetary heating, Brexit, and Post Office reportage for over 20 years.
It appears the last bastions of news in UK are #privateeye & #ComputerWeekly.

If you've only (relatively) recently become fully aware of the #HorizonIT scandal, #ComputerWeekly have done (for years) some great investigative work to set out the problems & the injustice, fraud & criminal activity perpetrated on the #postmasters.

Here is their guide to the scandal & a great (click-through) list of the ground-breaking journalism on the subject.

[Students, if you're thinking of a dissertation on this, this is a great resource for you]

computerweekly.com/feature/Pos

ComputerWeekly.comPost Office Horizon scandal explained: Everything you need to know | Computer WeeklyComputer Weekly has investigated the Post Office Horizon scandal since 2008 and is, in fact, part of the story. This guide covers essential information about the scandal.

Lib Dems urge Ofcom to investigate GB News Post Office scandal

So - the #toriesOut - in charge for all but one of the 14 years since #ComputerWeekly exposed the issue with #postOffice #horizon system - point the finger at #labour leader for being head of the CPS when 3 postmasters were prosecuted by the CPS, and Ed Davey the #libDem leader who was miinister responsible for less than 2 years

Who were the party in power all the time this scandal developed? #toriesOut

bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-679

BBC NewsLib Dems urge Ofcom to investigate GB News Post Office scandal coverageThe party complains to regulator Ofcom about alleged bias in coverage of the Post Office IT scandal.

#PMQs looms as focus remains on #PostOffice scandal

Stand by for some grandstanding by #sunak on this - 13 years the #toriesOut have been in power and the #horizon scandal has been known about since #ComputerWeekly reported it in 2009 .....

But this hopeless PM thinks he can get credit for an announcement now - after a TV mini-series with no new information in it caught the headlines

bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-679

BBC NewsPMQs looms as focus remains on Post Office scandalRishi Sunak is answering MPs' questions at midday - and he'll want to explain how he's helping victims, says Chris Mason.
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“In early 2024, the next pilot phase at these two branches will take place – adding [new] functionality to enable payment and cash counting. After we have rigorously tested and evaluated this pilot phase, this will be the version that we plan to roll out into the first Postmaster pilot branches later in 2024”

Familiar story of preplanned piloting of technology vs open-minded experimentation with new ways of working?

#PostOfficeScandal #ComputerWeekly computerweekly.com/news/366564

ComputerWeekly.com · Post Office gets government handout as Horizon replacement costs increase ‘significantly’By Karl Flinders

now that the #Horizon system #PostOfficeScandal is back in the headlines, some insight into the #SoftwareEngineering aspects at #Fujitsu were previously published in #ComputerWeekly computerweekly.com/news/252496. If these are validated by the current analysis then i believe that Fujitsu should fund all the compensation, they should be precluded from future government contracts, and that there need to be prosecutions against those who deliberately gave misleading evidence in the original trials.

ComputerWeekly.com · Fujitsu bosses knew about Post Office Horizon IT flaws, says insiderBy Nick Wallis

Interesting to see the effect of Mr Bates vs the Post Office, the ITV dramatisation of sub postmaster #AlanBates and his battle with the #PostOffice over their bug-ridden #Horizon software. Lots more people are discovering the story, which parts of the Computer press have been investigating for twenty years.

Alan Bates first contacted #ComputerWeekly in 2004, and they’ve run numerous articles on the scandal ever since.

computerweekly.com/feature/Pos

ComputerWeekly.comPost Office Horizon scandal explained: Everything you need to know | Computer WeeklyComputer Weekly has investigated the Post Office Horizon scandal since 2008 and is, in fact, part of the story. This guide covers essential information about the scandal.