BBC Denied Naming MI5 Officer who ‘poses danger to women’
Attorney General Suella Braverman applied for an injunction to prevent a BBC story from identifying an MI5 agent without confirming or denying his status as an agent. The BBC submitted that revealing his identity would not put him at risk, but would protect other women. The government did not want Continue Reading
BBC issued with ‘breach of confidence’ clause to stop a spy’s exposure
IN AN EFFORT TO PREVENT THE COUNTRY’S PUBLIC BROADCASTER FROM REVEALING THE IDENTITY OF A BRITISH INTELLIGENCE OFFICER WORKING ABROAD, THE UK GOVERNMENT USED A RARELY USED “BREACH OF CONFIDENCE” CLAUSE. Since the so-called Spycatcher case in 1987, this is the first time the “breach of confidence” provision has been Continue Reading
Sir Vernon Kell – The Gentleman Spook
Major-General Sir Vernon Kell (Director 1909–40) Major-General Vernon George Waldegrave Kell (1873–1942) was the co-founder and first Director of the Security Service. As an officer of the South Staffordshire Regiment of the British Army, he served in Russia and China, where he fought in the Boxer Rebellion of 1900, and Continue Reading
MI5 calls on Tech companies help
Sir Andrew Parker, MI5’s director general, has called on the technology and social media companies to establish a technical feature in their software platforms that allowed spy agencies “exceptional access” and law enforcement access to encrypted messages, amid fear they cannot otherwise access such communications. The Director is particularly concerned Continue Reading