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Home Secretary goes crazy on drugs... policy

Comment Cannabis abuse prompts irrational legislating
Law • 8 May 10:33

FBI withdraws secret Internet Archive probe

Abuse of power alleged
Government • 7 May 22:08

DARPA wants Matrix style virtual world for cybergeddon

To feature human 'replicants', time-machine mode
Government • 7 May 15:42

Jacqui Smith un-downgrades cannabis

And wants to ban pipes, bongs... Hendrix albums
Government • 7 May 12:27

Wikipedia goes to court to defend defamation immunity

It needs a win
Law • 7 May 12:02

Private sector saviours wanted for desperate ID scheme

Home Office chucks in the cards?
Government • 7 May 10:22

What did happen to all those London mayoral votes?

We observe the election count
Government • 7 May 08:51

White House admits non-existent email backups

'We can restore without backup'
Government • 7 May 00:35

DHS grilled over uber secret cybersecurity plans

Too much confusion, senators say
Government • 6 May 21:56

Cops demand more time in marathon OiNK investigation

BitTorrent admin probe continues
Law • 6 May 12:06

Top cop brands CCTV a 'fiasco'

No deterrent, no good as evidence
Policing • 6 May 11:59

Interpol publishes pic of another suspected child abuser

Operation IDent
Policing • 6 May 11:12

'Mad Scientist' developing powered suits for US military

Will dominate everywhere within reach of a power socket
Government • 6 May 09:59

Police go slow with encryption key terror powers

Is the threat enough?
Policing • 5 May 08:02

Lords linger over extreme porn definition

What's the meaning of 'obscene'?
Law • 5 May 07:02

FISA warrants on a roll - but who needs a warrant?

Comment A toast to Dick
Government • 2 May 18:40

No-fly list grounds US Air Marshals

Bureaucrat's memo takes on blacklist madness
Policing • 2 May 12:02

Legal blow to secret government lobbying

Government told 'show us the menus'
Government • 2 May 11:01

Your personal data just got permanently cached at the US border

Fact or fiction? US Feds won't say
Government • 1 May 21:11

Police likely to ignore Brown's cannabis changes

Left hand meet right hand
Government • 1 May 14:59

Pain ray really killer ray gun, many goats dead, says 'expert'

Pentagon, liberal media to blame, apparently
Government • 1 May 12:21

How many staff has HMRC caught snooping on records?

Noses out of our tax files, please
Government • 1 May 10:43

Every Italian's tax bill published online

Makes UK government look like amateurs
Government • 1 May 09:20

Whitehall kick starts digital strategy

Minister juggles responsibility for e-inclusion and Wales
Government • 1 May 08:54

Regulator slams MoS premium rate promo

Entering competition trickier than Super Sudoku
Law • 1 May 07:02

Google readies for action against Dutch smut site

We're not googling, we're ogling
Law • 1 May 06:02

School crossing guards join CCTV panlollycon

Lollicams for all
Policing • 30 Apr 14:43

How scanners and PCs will choose London's mayor

Can e-counting technology get it right this time?
Government • 30 Apr 11:02

UK physics chief next for the chop in funding bloodbath?

Select committee evidence 'inaccurate, unconvincing and unacceptable'
Government • 30 Apr 09:45

Welsh blogger fined over 'menacing' plod blog

Said he was just letting off steam
Law • 30 Apr 09:21

US Army hands out $3.5m for portable fuel-cell powerpack

Bullets, beans, Band Aids and batteries methanol
Government • 29 Apr 15:27

UK government websites out of control

How many sites? We're sorry we haven't a clue
Government • 29 Apr 13:28

Brown opts for morality over science on 'lethal skunk'

Takes to the sofa to defend drug reclassification
Government • 29 Apr 10:18

Data sharing could have stopped killing

Justice system 'lackadaisical or nonchalant'
Government • 29 Apr 09:37

Lords defy Government by proposing criminalisation of data rogues

Disclose our info and you'll pay
Law • 29 Apr 09:34

BAE lands US Army minidroid horde contract

It's not who you know, it's who you buy
Government • 29 Apr 08:56

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