ProfessorPeter
@professorpeter.bsky.social
Digital evidence/forensics specialist expert witness. Public policy analyst cyber and internet issues. Semi-retired academic in cyber from a social science perspective.
In a defamation suit you must prove your loss. Trump won his election and both Senate and Congress. What is his loss?
mainly boggling at the idea that any British media organisation has $1billion to be sued for (did Elon not tell him that we are but a simple land of hobbits, going about our hobbit business in the shires?)
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Donald Trump threatens to sue the BBC for $1billion
President Trump has set a deadline of 5pm EST (10pm in the UK) this Friday to 'comply' with his demands.
www.dailymail.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 4:32 PM
In a defamation suit you must prove your loss. Trump won his election and both Senate and Congress. What is his loss?
But the election isn't going to be held today and not for over 3 years. I am fed up with these endless pointless "poll" stories.
Reform UK is close to having enough support to form a majority government if an election were held today after extending its lead over Labour, a survey suggests ⬇️
Reform on brink of outright majority if election were held today
Latest polling reveals Nigel Farage could gain enough votes to enter No 10 if he joined forces with the Conservative Party and Kemi Badenoch
www.thetimes.com
September 26, 2025 at 6:38 AM
But the election isn't going to be held today and not for over 3 years. I am fed up with these endless pointless "poll" stories.
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Why are the American president's claims about autism the first item on British news bulletins?
He's not our president, the advice doesn't apply here and he's not presented any evidence to support his assertions.
So why spread these claims? What make this the biggest story in the UK?
He's not our president, the advice doesn't apply here and he's not presented any evidence to support his assertions.
So why spread these claims? What make this the biggest story in the UK?
September 23, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Why are the American president's claims about autism the first item on British news bulletins?
He's not our president, the advice doesn't apply here and he's not presented any evidence to support his assertions.
So why spread these claims? What make this the biggest story in the UK?
He's not our president, the advice doesn't apply here and he's not presented any evidence to support his assertions.
So why spread these claims? What make this the biggest story in the UK?
Boris papers is an important story but your lead now should be Israel/ Qatar.
Putin views, queen stories and a boss’s birthday bash: Boris Johnson’s £5m worth of paid speeches
Putin views, queen stories and a boss’s birthday bash: Boris Johnson’s £5m worth of paid speeches
Leaked files show former PM made 34 paid appearances in less than two years and reveal details of his disclosures
www.theguardian.com
September 9, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Boris papers is an important story but your lead now should be Israel/ Qatar.
I have only once in 25 years been consulted by CCRC in my specialty of digital forensics.
Watchdog fails wrongly convicted owing to lack of forensic expertise, experts say
Watchdog fails wrongly convicted owing to lack of forensic expertise, experts say
Criminal Cases Review Commission faces criticism over its handling of several high-profile cases
The miscarriage of justice watchdog is failing prisoners appealing against wrongful convictions because it does not have forensic expertise and will not engage with third parties who do, experts have claimed.
Advisers to Inside Justice, a miscarriage of justice charity, say that the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) relies on legal professionals without a proper understanding of the science that underpins many convictions and appeals. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
September 7, 2025 at 4:30 PM
I have only once in 25 years been consulted by CCRC in my specialty of digital forensics.
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I think more than anything else AI feels like a miracle to people with questionable literacy because it can read and write for you, and a lot of us who are highly literate underestimate how many of our society's leaders, esp in business, struggle with literacy.
It's pretty much mandatory at work that I appear to be using it, so I've doe a few functional things with it, and it's a moderate time-saver if used right. But nowhere near worth it's stock value, energy cost.
Then I realize there's a lot of people who simply can't write coherent paragraphs.
Then I realize there's a lot of people who simply can't write coherent paragraphs.
September 4, 2025 at 2:54 PM
I think more than anything else AI feels like a miracle to people with questionable literacy because it can read and write for you, and a lot of us who are highly literate underestimate how many of our society's leaders, esp in business, struggle with literacy.
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Keir Starmer’s legacy could be electoral reform – or Farage as prime minister | Polly Toynbee
Keir Starmer’s legacy could be electoral reform – or Farage as prime minister | Polly Toynbee
MPs are voting to get rid of first past the post in mayoral elections. Doing the same at a national level would be an antidote to Reform UK, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
www.theguardian.com
September 1, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Keir Starmer’s legacy could be electoral reform – or Farage as prime minister | Polly Toynbee
Boring!
The Duchess of Sussex has admitted for the first time that there is at least one thing she misses about the UK since she quit royal duties to start a new life in California: Magic FM
Meghan on romance with Harry and one thing she misses about UK
www.thetimes.com
August 26, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Boring!
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Humanists see the universe as a natural phenomenon with no supernatural side, and look to science to answer questions about the natural world. Humanists believe this life is the only life we have, so they focus on living well in the here and now, guided by empathy and our shared humanity ❤️
August 26, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Humanists see the universe as a natural phenomenon with no supernatural side, and look to science to answer questions about the natural world. Humanists believe this life is the only life we have, so they focus on living well in the here and now, guided by empathy and our shared humanity ❤️
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4chan will refuse to pay daily online safety fines, lawyer tells BBC #OnlineSafetyAct
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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4chan will refuse to pay daily UK fines, its lawyer tells BBC
The online message board's lawyers say UK safety laws shouldn't apply to a business based in the US.
www.bbc.co.uk
August 22, 2025 at 5:14 AM
4chan will refuse to pay daily online safety fines, lawyer tells BBC #OnlineSafetyAct
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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The UK's Online Safety Act's push to protect kids online through content blocking and age checks sounds good—until you look deeper. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Blocking Access to Harmful Content Will Not Protect Children Online,
The UK is having a moment. In late July, new rules took effect that require all online services available in the UK to assess whether they host content considered harmful to children, and if so,
www.eff.org
August 17, 2025 at 1:58 PM
The UK's Online Safety Act's push to protect kids online through content blocking and age checks sounds good—until you look deeper. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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Thought y’all needed to know that Grok has pencilled in civil war in Britain for a week on Tuesday
July 24, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Thought y’all needed to know that Grok has pencilled in civil war in Britain for a week on Tuesday
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It's something that I've felt for a while but feel more comfortable saying now given the last day's news cycle: Peter Kyle doesn't have the intellectual intelligence to regulate the tech sector, and doesn't have the emotional intelligence to rationally respond to people trying to tell him that
July 30, 2025 at 10:48 AM
It's something that I've felt for a while but feel more comfortable saying now given the last day's news cycle: Peter Kyle doesn't have the intellectual intelligence to regulate the tech sector, and doesn't have the emotional intelligence to rationally respond to people trying to tell him that
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300,000 signatures and counting.
Not surprising the petition to repeal the "online safety act" is getting more attention now everyone's being pestered to scan their face in every bloody app.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...
Why does it take actually being inconvenienced before people can actually understand?
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...
Why does it take actually being inconvenienced before people can actually understand?
Repeal the Online Safety Act - Petitions
We want the Government to repeal the Online Safety act.
petition.parliament.uk
July 27, 2025 at 5:49 PM
300,000 signatures and counting.
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July 20, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Really interesting thoughtful piece. Something similar could be written about the varieties of British Jew and hence opinions about Israel.
The Diane Abbott row shows how impoverished Britain’s conversations about race have become | Jason Okundaye
The Diane Abbott row shows how impoverished Britain’s conversations about race have become | Jason Okundaye
We should be able to discuss the different ways in which minorities are racialised in a thoughtful – and sometimes confronting – way, says Guardian writer Jason Okundaye
www.theguardian.com
July 18, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Really interesting thoughtful piece. Something similar could be written about the varieties of British Jew and hence opinions about Israel.
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A remarkable judgment, in which the Lady Chief Justice finds that MI5 gave false evidence to three courts. I'm surprised this hasn't had more media attention - it seems quite serious to me.
www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/u...
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www.judiciary.uk
July 3, 2025 at 6:36 AM
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Important --> Politicians, lawyers and doctors express concern over use of expert witnesses in English courts
More important --> The incorrect assumption in English law that computer evidence is reliable 🤯 […]
More important --> The incorrect assumption in English law that computer evidence is reliable 🤯 […]
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June 16, 2025 at 6:14 AM
Important --> Politicians, lawyers and doctors express concern over use of expert witnesses in English courts
More important --> The incorrect assumption in English law that computer evidence is reliable 🤯 […]
More important --> The incorrect assumption in English law that computer evidence is reliable 🤯 […]
I understand. The issue is acute with digital forensics - discovery of a single file is seldom enough for a prosecution. Instead analysts have to point to several files and their associated metadata. - fraud, conspiracy, hacking, CSAM distribution. Best tests are by defence expert not FSR checklist.
Agree this is really problematic area... but the report had to have an end so there are ... sadly... some issues that didn't get as much focus. And also needed to try and write a report that everyone could read, not just experts in the field. I'm still working on this area though!
June 9, 2025 at 12:27 PM
I understand. The issue is acute with digital forensics - discovery of a single file is seldom enough for a prosecution. Instead analysts have to point to several files and their associated metadata. - fraud, conspiracy, hacking, CSAM distribution. Best tests are by defence expert not FSR checklist.
Good report but doesn't explore the confused relationship between forensic science and the Regulator's checklists and the role of the expert witness under CrimPR, especially important when what is required is reconstruction of complex evidence as opposed to finding mere traces.
Phew... report looks like it hit the target. So wild to know other people reading it now! www.theguardian.com/law/2025/jun...
Miscarriages of justice more likely due to forensic science crisis, report finds
Inquiry warns of rising risk in England and Wales of biased investigations, wrongful convictions and cases collapsing due to missing evidence
www.theguardian.com
June 9, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Good report but doesn't explore the confused relationship between forensic science and the Regulator's checklists and the role of the expert witness under CrimPR, especially important when what is required is reconstruction of complex evidence as opposed to finding mere traces.
Very sorry to hear this. I knew him from when he was at Time Out (when it ran news stories). When I was a publisher I commissioned from a book on a scandalous mis carriage but we could not get it past the libel lawyers. I followed his career ever since.
Farewell Duncan Campbell, brilliant crime reporter, loyal friend of the CIJ and the profession's perfect gentleman. We, and all those who support the cause of investigative journalism, will miss him badly: www.theguardian.com/media/2025/m...
Duncan Campbell, celebrated Guardian crime reporter, dies aged 80
Tributes paid to ‘courageous’ journalist who covered police corruption, Rosemary West trial and Hatton Garden heist
www.theguardian.com
May 16, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Very sorry to hear this. I knew him from when he was at Time Out (when it ran news stories). When I was a publisher I commissioned from a book on a scandalous mis carriage but we could not get it past the libel lawyers. I followed his career ever since.
One of the areas you should look at is Home Office administrative capabilities in running the policies politicians espouse. As an example: the TOEIC English language tests for students. Also: ask for staff turnover stats for the related departments.
🧵 I'm really struggling to engage with or write about Labour's approach to immigration at the moment and have a bunch of Substack drafts I've started but can't seem to finish. In the meantime, three suggested principles for evaluating immigration policy:
May 16, 2025 at 9:45 AM
One of the areas you should look at is Home Office administrative capabilities in running the policies politicians espouse. As an example: the TOEIC English language tests for students. Also: ask for staff turnover stats for the related departments.