Convoys of nuclear material in Britain have suffered a total of 67 safety incidents over the past seven years. Lists from the Ministry of Defence show dozens of mechanical faults and equipment failures, as well as delays and diversions caused by protests. The MoD listed 50 “engineering incidents” and 17 “operational incidents”. The MoD said that the incidents had not been serious security failures.
– The Times
Sites such as Facebook, MySpace, Bebo and Friendster are still so new (Facebook was founded in 2004) that the implications for privacy are only just starting to be understood. What may seem like harmless fun in the flush of youth can come back to haunt you.
Web security firms warn that in the most extreme cases teenagers posting revealing pictures of themselves can render themselves vulnerable to blackmail approaches. Adult pornography sites have also been known to pilfer images from teen sites and use them without permission to advertise their paid-for pages.
– The Guardian
A small package has been detonated outside the British Embassy in Santiago, Chile, causing limited damage to some of the buildings. There are no reports of casualties.
– The Telegraph