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Whiplash lie detector set to reduce claims

Whiplash injuries account for 75% of all personal injury claims lodged in the UK, according to the ABI. Almost 1,200 claims are made for whiplash related injuries every single day. This equates to 40% more claims than any other European country. Unfortunately a large proportion of these claims are fraudulent, with whiplash symptoms easy to fake and hard to diagnose.This results in higher car insurance premiums for everyone.


Met tweets warning to would-be 'hacktivists'

The Met has warned would-be “hacktivists” that its investigation into Anonymous and LulzSec continues, and that suspects potentially face a 10-year jail sentence.

Police took the usual step of issuing the warning via Twitter, which members and supporters of the hacking groups have often used to seek publicity and communicate.

It follows the court appearance on Monday of Jake Davis, an 18-year-old from Shetland who is alleged to have been a leading member of LulzSec. He faces five related charges, including conspiracy to attack the Serious Organised Crime Agency’s website.

It's robo-drone! Tiny policing helicopter used to hunt pirates fires stun gun baton rounds

robodroneIt's the latest weapon in the war on crime - a tiny tasering remote-controlled helicopter that can also fire shotgun shells and grenades.
The Shadowhawk UAV may only be seven-foot long and weigh a measly 49lbs, but it is already being used to track pirates off the Horn of Africa and enforce law on the streets of the U.S.
The discreetness of the chopper, and its top speeds of 70mph, means it can follow suspects and conduct aerial patrols where traditional police helicopters would never dare to go.

SecurID data breach cost RSA $66m - so how much did it cost you? asks SecurEnvoy

London 1/08/2011 The real cost of the SecurID data breach at RSA Security earlier this year has been confirmed as costing the firm around $66 million in direct and attributable costs.

But, says SecurEnvoy, the tokenless authentication specialist, the reality is that the data breach has probably cost users of SecurID even more when it comes to time and resources spent ordering and reissuing new hardware tokens for business users.