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The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has made one thing clear: End-to-end encrypted WhatsApp chats can be dug into and analysed by government agencies with the help of forensic specialists. Photo for representation only Saurabh Malik Tribune News Service Chandigarh, June 9 Investigating a drugs case, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has made one thing clear: End-to-end encrypted WhatsApp chats can be dug into and analysed by government agencies with the help of forensic specialists. As a petition filed by an 18-year-old for regular bail in a drugs case came up for hearing before the Punjab and Haryana High Court, the NCB submitted that the entire WhatsApp chat was end-to-end encrypted. As such, it could not be opened by the NCB officers. They were, therefore, constrained to send it to forensic specialists for “opening and analysis”. The prosecution’s case was that the petitioner and his co-accused-father were found in possession of 520 grams of heroin without permit or licence. They were arrested on February 14, 2020. Justice Sudip Ahluwalia’s Bench was told the complacency/involvement of the accused in trafficking was established from his talks over phone and WhatsApp communications with a Nigerian handler/supplier of contraband. Screenshots from the petitioner’s phone regarding…

With a new wave of COVID-19, a new surge of fake news also washed over India. A scientific study carried out by doctors from Rochester, New York, and Pune, India, and published in the peer-reviewed Journal of Medical Internet Research gives some insights into the behaviour of Indian internet users during the pandemic on one of the prime sources of COVID-19 misinformation in the country, WhatsApp. The survey found that around 30% of Indians used WhatsApp for COVID-19 information, and just about as many fact-checked less than 50% of messages before forwarding them. 13% of respondents even said that they never fact-checked messages before forwarding on WhatsApp. According to the report, a minority of users were responsible for the bulk of forwarding, however. Only 14% forwarded three or more messages a day, and only 5% forwarded nine or more. Also Read: Social Media Companies Fail to Deal With Rampant COVID-19 Misinformation in Hindi The survey also looked at age groups and found that those over the age of 65 were more likely to receive misinformation and were also more likely to believe and act on it, while this was least likely for those under the age of 25. As a…

Music publishers in the US have hit Roblox Corporation, the developer behind the massively successful online video game Roblox, with a $200million lawsuit alleging widespread copyright infringement. READ MORE: This is why people watch other people play video games The suit was filed by the National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) on behalf of big publishers such as ABKCO Music & Records and indie labels such as Big Machine Records. It alleges that the video game company has not been taking necessary steps to prevent copyright infringement by its users, leading to an “unabashed exploitation of music without proper licenses”. NMPA is seeking a minimum of $200million in damages. Songs that are allegedly being used in Roblox with neither consent from nor compensation to copyright holders include tracks by Ariana Grande, Imagine Dragons, deadmau5, Ed Sheeran and The Rolling Stones, according to the NMPA. NMPA president and CEO David Israelite announced the lawsuit in the trade association’s annual meeting yesterday (9 June), where he also accused Roblox of “taking advantage of young people’s lack of understanding about copyright”. He claims that the developer, whose game attracts over 42million daily users, earns “hundreds of millions of dollars by requiring users to pay…

by: Kenny Hawkins Posted: Jun 9, 2021 / 11:48 PM EDT / Updated: Jun 9, 2021 / 11:48 PM EDT Bristol, TN — Next weekend the Bristol Motor Speedway will host the youtube sensation Dude Perfect show, “Chaos at the Colosseum.” This popular sports, comedy, and entertainment group from Frisco, Texas will make a special live appearance at BMS on Friday, June 18th and there are still good tickets on sale. JERRY CALDWELL”We are thrilled it’s going to be a tremendous show having Dude perfect here a lot fun zany antics of them acting up and competitions against each other is what you are going to see will be playing on the backstretch here it’s a great show and will be a lot of sun.” DREW BEDARD”Monster truck,drift cars freestyle motocross and of course Dude Perfect the 5 guys are going to be here staring in the show and commenting on everything that’s apart of it and then you are going to fireworks and pyro it’s going to be a blast.”>

Faye Flam Bloomberg Opinion Labeling misinformation online is doing more harm than good. The possibility that COVID-19 came from a lab accident is just the latest example. Social media companies tried to suppress any discussion of it for months. But why? There’s no strong evidence against it, and evidence for other theories is still inconclusive. Pathogens have escaped from labs many times, and people have died as a result.Social media fact-checkers don’t have any special knowledge or ability to sort fact from misinformation. What they have is extraordinary power to shape what people believe. And stifling ideas can backfire if it leads people to believe there’s a “real story” that is being suppressed.Misinformation is dangerous. It can keep people from getting lifesaving medical treatments, including vaccines. But flagging it doesn’t necessarily solve the problem. It’s much better to provide additional information than to censor information.Part of the problem is that people think they know misinformation when they see it. And those most confident of their ability to spot it may be least aware of their own biases. That includes the fact-checking industry within the mainstream media, who were caught removing earlier posts on the lab leak theory, as well as…

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Following testimony from his co-defendant, prosecutors played video from the suspected shooter's interview with investigators after the May 7, 2019 shooting. DOUGLAS COUNTY, Colo. — The former student charged with first-degree murder for the deadly shooting at STEM School Highlands Ranch told police one story in its aftermath, but his phone records paint a different picture. This was the theme of testimony from Douglas County Det. Brian Pereira, who was the lead investigator for the May 7, 2019 school shooting that killed senior Kendrick Castillo, who multiple witnesses said rushed suspected shooter Devon Erickson when he pulled out a gun during their English literature class. Erickson’s co-defendant, Alec McKinney, has already pleaded guilty for his role in the shooting, during which multiple other students were injured. McKinney testified against Erickson on Tuesday and Wednesday, and claimed that the then-18-year-old was the instigator. This is contrary to the defense’s argument that McKinney had coerced Erickson into participating in the shooting, as well as statements made by the suspect himself. > The video above is from McKinney's previous testimony against Erickson.  The prosecution played video Wednesday afternoon from Erickson’s roughly 90-minute interview with police in the moments after the shooting. This was…

Proposed online safety laws designed to protect people from harm online are not enough to address how risks spread rapidly across platforms, the NSPCC has said.The warning comes after an Ofsted report into sexual abuse in schools highlighted increasing prevalence of online-related incidents, including sexual images being shared via apps such as WhatsApp and Snapchat and concerns about easy access to pornography.Among the recommendations issued to Government the schools watchdog said the findings should be considered when developing the Online Safety Bill, so it can “strengthen safeguarding controls for children and young people to protect them from viewing online explicit material and engaging in harmful sexual behaviour using social media platforms”.The current draft of the law focuses on pornography that is user-generated, meaning it may overlook commercial adult sites.The review highlighted how children use different apps to record and share abuse, jumping easily from Snapchat to WhatsApp, but the draft Online Safety Bill fails to adequately address how risks spread rapidly across platformsAndy Burrows, head of child safety online policy at the NSPCC, said the Government must extend legislation to stop children from accessing pornography wherever it is hosted on the internet, if the Bill is going to make a…

Sexual harassment has become “normalised” for schoolchildren, with around nine in 10 girls reporting incidents of sexist name calling and being sent unwanted explicit pictures or videos, a review has found. hildren often do not see the point of reporting sexual harassment because it happens so frequently, while many teachers consistently underestimate the scale of these problems, an Ofsted report suggests. Ofsted inspectors were told that boys are sharing “nudes” among themselves like a “collection game” on platforms such as WhatsApp and Snapchat, while some girls have experienced “unwanted touching in school corridors”. The watchdog visited 32 state and private schools and colleges and spoke to more than 900 young people about sexual harassment after thousands of testimonials were posted on a website. In April, the Government asked the schools watchdog to look at safeguarding policies and experiences in schools and colleges following the deluge of anonymous reports made to website Everyone’s Invited. On Wednesday night the website said it had reports of abuse from almost 3,000 schools in the UK. It’s alarming that many children and young people, particularly girls, feel they have to accept sexual harassment as part of growing upChief inspector of schools Amanda Spielman Amanda Spielman,…