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05 October 2015

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- When Shaker Aamer is free from Guantánamo the slurs will start - Because they know they’ve done him wrong it’s likely the UK and US security services will start briefing against the man they tortured (Guardian, link)

- UK: Keyword warning software in schools raises red flag - Education Pro enables teachers to monitor students' online activity and sends "violation" alerts over trigger terms. (aljazeera.com, link): "Schoolchildren in the UK who search for words such as "caliphate" and the names of Muslim political activists on classroom computers risk being flagged as potential supporters of terrorism by monitoring software being marketed to teachers to help them spot students at risk of radicalisation."

- Drone Warfare: Boxed up, barely used and 4 years late: Watchkeeper, the Army’s ‘affordable’ £1.2bn drone programme (BIJ, link)

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