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America's Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has "canceled its contract for a surveillance tool that enables warrantless tracking of mobile devices," reports the Associated Press. They note the move comes "after lawmakers, a prosecutor and a judge raised concerns about the legality of the tool in criminal investigations." ATF, the federal agency responsible for enforcing the nation's gun laws, told The Associated Press that it discontinued what it called a "pilot" program using a tool called Webloc after Rep. Michael Cloud, a Republican from Texas, and Sen. Ron Wyden, a Democrat from Oregon, expressed reservations about the agency's use of bulk commercial location data. Webloc, which is made by a vendor called Penlink, sources data from consumer apps and advertising networks, which collect the location of mobile devices from consumers who download apps or browse the web... The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 2018 that police needed a warrant to obtain historic movement data from cellphone companies on a criminal suspect. But it has never addressed the growing practice of commercially acquired data. Other users of Webloc include the U.S. military and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement but also local law enforcement agencies such as police in places like Elk Grove, Calif. and Durham, N.C. The technology has also expanded around the world, with the national police in El Salvador and Hungarian intelligence agencies as customers, according to a report from earlier this year from Citizen Lab, a group of researchers at the University of Toronto who investigate digital threats to civil society. The article notes that other U.S. law enforcement agencies continue to buy commercial geolocation data, "including the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security."

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The Mail On Sunday shared that the couple quietly went their separate ways last year after more than a decade together, with sources describing the split as 'extremely amicable.'

Last week, Rachel Stevens was spotted puffing a cigarette while sitting in the street - years after revealing her battle with quitting the habit.

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Jorgie Porter reveals her partner got in a 'physical fight' with another business class passenger during their flight to St Lucia.

This month saw Joan return to the limelight to promote her new film Toy Story 5 - with the actress making her first red carpet appearances for over a decade.

Bridget Phillipson is at the centre of a new 'class war' row over government plans to stifle the rights of council tenants to buy their homes - after her family benefited handsomely from the policy.

A Royal Caribbean passenger died during a snorkeling adventure in St. Maarten on Thursday, according to a report. They suffered a medical emergency in the water.

The Dark Horse hitmaker said that she had been backstage getting ready for her show 'when this news was delivered, and they gave me no choice.

KIERAN GILL: It was as if Serena Williams had never been away as she held court inside Wimbledon's packed press auditorium, explaining how she concluded that she would return.

The 15-year-old had 'got into difficulty' in the water last night at Cowbury Reservoir, Stalybridge, Greater Manchester.

Students are using AI-powered smart glasses to cheat on tests, reports CNN. "And in East Asia's test-obsessed societies, where a single exam could impact the trajectory of a student's future career and social status, educators are scrambling to get ahead of the problem." Already, countries are stepping up inspections for test-takers. For China's grueling annual college entrance exam earlier this month — which more than 10 million hopefuls take each year — authorities required screening of all glasses. In the United Kingdom, the head of England's exam watchdog warned earlier this month that AI glasses and smart devices like earpieces could worsen cheating in exams... [T]wo incidents in South Korea were the country's first reported cases of cheating with AI glasses... In Taiwan, the university where a prospective student was caught cheating is now reviewing rules and standard operating procedures for AI eyewears during examinations. But experts worry these individual cases point to a more widespread issue. "If we're seeing a few cases being reported, we're seeing a lot more cases not being reported," said Thomas Corbin, lecturer at Deakin University in Australia, who has conducted research around the usage of AI-powered glasses and other smart devices in academic assessment. With the rapid development of AI technology, however, smart glasses are becoming slimmer, less noticeable, while integrating AI models that can operate independently with connectivity, raising concerns not only about exam integrity, but also about broader privacy risks... "Wearable AI is as much of a challenge to exams as ChatGPT was to essays in 2022 and I just don't think there is any real way that we can reliably have exam practices moving forward," Corbin said.

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The 2026 Wimbledon Championships is making its grand return to SW19 on Monday, with some of the biggest stars set to appear on Centre Court.

THE sun was finally setting over State Fayre to the west as a huge moon rose on the big screen at Hylands Park.

THE sun was finally setting over State Fayre to the west as a huge moon rose on the big screen at Hylands Park.

Rowhedge villagers have praised their beautiful village and described it as a 'hidden gem' surrounded by countryside.

Rowhedge villagers have praised their beautiful village and described it as a 'hidden gem' surrounded by countryside.

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The name is said to have been named as such because it marks out a mile from the nearby city

Tommy Stagg, a non-league striker who has played for a string of Essex and London clubs, has been revealed as a Love Island bombshell.