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https://www.which.co.uk/news/2021/10/one-million-households-in-the-uk-potentially-hit-by-amazon-brushing-scams/
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IAN: UK schools slap a hold on facial scanning of children amid fierce criticism
https://www.theregister.com/2021/10/26/uk_schools_canteen_facial_recog/
https://techmonitor.ai/policy/privacy-and-data-protection/facial-recognition-in-schools-ayrshire
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Musk’s Starlink Heads For UK, Sony’s UHD Streaming Plans: TM 227
It's Time To Delete WhatsApp And Lose Weight: TM 226
Why Dolby Vision HDR Is Such A Big Deal For Mobile Phones: TM 225
“The Gloved Finger Is On The Periphery Of The Problematic Orifice”: TM 224
PayPal’s New ‘Inactivity Fees’ Mean Brits Must Spend It Or Lose It: TM 223
Behind The Mystery Of Broadband That Stops Working At 7 AM: TM 222
UK Police On TikTok, Guardian Shuts Down Parody Site, ARM Goes To Nvidia: TM 221
Robot Care Workers, Drone-Delivered Condoms, Xbox Game Pass: TM 220
EE Goes All-In With Apple, Fake Reviewers Busted, IFA’s Folds: TM 219
Napster Goes British, Drink Driving Tech, Windows 95: TM 218
There Will Be No Teenage Debauchery In My Guesthouse: TM 217
The New Use For Cinemas Is Not Movies: TM 216
There Is A Death To Mourn And Its Name Is Argos Catalogue: TM 215
Cassettes Are Back, It’s No Wind Up: TM 214
Who Loses Four Things A Month?!: TM 213
Here’s What £16,000 Of Loot Boxes Gets You: TM 212
The UK’s £400 Million OneWeb Gamble Explained: TM 211
The Loneliest Toilet On Orkney: TM 210
Alan Partridge, OK Beeb, 3D Offices: TM 209
Drive-Thru Cinemas, 5G Horse Waste USB Sticks, Sky Q HDR: TM 208
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