Shabana Mahmood
Stories
UK Even Wants Image Scanners on Millions of Unsupported Devices
It is a surveillance mandate written by people who do not know anything about technology.
UK Encryption Backdoor Could Hit US Data, Jordan Warns
Britain’s quiet encryption powers may now reach the phones of Americans who never agreed to them.
Britain’s Great Speech Police Rebrand
The British government scraps non-crime hate incidents. The replacement system does everything the old one did, just with a fresher coat of bureaucratic paint.
Republican Lawmakers Demand Answers on UK’s iCloud Encryption Backdoor Order
Britain’s demand that Apple build a backdoor for everyone on earth, then quietly reframe it as a domestic matter after Washington pushed back, is the kind of legal gymnastics that makes intelligence lawyers nervous on both sides of the Atlantic.
Britain to Roll Out Facial Recognition in Police Overhaul
The government’s AI overhaul recasts policing as data extraction, turning public life into a surveillance lab.
Britain’s AI Policing Plan Turns Toward Predictive Surveillance and a Pre-Crime Future
When the state’s gaze never blinks, innocence becomes a temporary status.
Digital ID UK: Starmer’s Expanding Surveillance State
Britain’s digital ID push isn’t about streamlining paperwork. It’s about hardwiring state power into everyday life.
UK Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood Revives Digital ID Plans
Digital IDs return to the table as Mahmood ties border security to everyday identity checks.
