Symantec, the internet security group, will reveal today that an underground economy has developed around the exchange of stolen personal information – including credit card details, which are now available for as little as 25p each.
– The Times
General David Petraeus will press Gordon Brown to increase the number of British troops patrolling the Iraqi border with Iran when he meets the Prime Minister this week.
The US commander in Iraq wants Britain to move a significant proportion of the 5,000 troops garrisoned at Basra airport to cut off the smuggling of Iranian weapons to Shia militias.
– The Telegraph
It has emerged that the Microdrone was used by Staffordshire police to film rock fans at the V Festival last month. What wasn’t revealed was that MW Power, the supplier, has also been in discussions to supply the Microdrone to – according to Alistair Fox, an MW Power spokesman – MI5, the Metropolitan police, and Soca, the Serious Organised Crime Agency.
This means the Microdrone could soon become a common sight. Or maybe not. At only 2ft wide between the tips of its rotors the drones are small enough to be unnoticed by people on the ground when they are flying at 350ft.
The drones contain high-resolution video surveillance equipment and an infrared night vision capability, so even in darkness they give their operators a bird’s-eye view of locations while remaining virtually undetectable.
– The Times
