Undercover police used dead children’s identities during covert ops, inquiry told

Bereaved families want answers over the ‘callous’ use of deceased children’s identities by undercover police officers during their covert roles, an inquiry has heard on Friday. Heather Williams QC told the Undercover Policing Inquiry (UCPI) that, for around 20 years, the ‘abhorrent’ practice became embedded in a secretive unit within the Metropolitan Police and involved … Read more

Families demand answers after undercover cops used dead children’s identities during cover ops

Bereaved families want answers over the ‘callous’ use of deceased children’s identities by undercover police officers during their covert roles, an inquiry has heard on Friday. Heather Williams QC told the Undercover Policing Inquiry (UCPI) that, for around 20 years, the ‘abhorrent’ practice became embedded in a secretive unit within the Metropolitan Police and involved … Read more

Researchers uncover the previously unknown identities of prisoners at Auschwitz

The identities and histories of prisoners in Nazi Germany’s most notorious death camp Auschwitz have been uncovered following two years of painstaking research. Historians, archivists and IT specialists at the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum in Poland and the Arolsen Archives in Germany teamed up for the project. They searched though over 160,000 documents concerning the fate … Read more

Researchers uncover the previously unknown identities of prisoners at Auschwitz

The identities and histories of prisoners in Nazi Germany’s most notorious death camp Auschwitz have been uncovered following two years of painstaking research. Historians, archivists and IT specialists at the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum in Poland and the Arolsen Archives in Germany teamed up for the project. They searched though over 160,000 documents concerning the fate … Read more

Failed asylum seeker used two FAKE identities to live in UK illegally for 20 years, court hears

Failed asylum seeker used two FAKE identities so he could live in UK illegally for 20 years, court hears Ali Hussain Karim, 47, should have been sent back to Iraq after arriving in 1999 Instead, he set up two false identities with passports and driving licences in UK Police caught up with him in June this … Read more

Facebook verifying identities behind ‘high-reach’ accounts that show signs of ‘inauthentic’ behavior

Facebook will verify identities behind ‘high-reach’ personal accounts that show signs of ‘inauthentic’ behavior in a bid to prevent flow of misinformation Facebook will ask some viral personal accounts to verify their identities The platform says it will key in on accounts showing ‘inauthentic’ behavior It says the move will help prevent the spread of … Read more