Technology is driving an increase in online threats to the UK, senior officials say
- LONDON -- Technology and online platforms are increasingly being used to threaten the United Kingdom, including by hostile countries, extremists and far-right groups, senior British police officials said Thursday.
- There is a “continual battle” against threats online, said Vicki Evans, a senior national coordinator for counterterrorism at the Metropolitan Police, and police need help from technology companies because “it's not something we can do alone.
- ” Islamic extremism remains the biggest threat but over the past five years, threats from far-right groups and hostile states have significantly
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- LONDON -- Technology and online platforms are increasingly being used to threaten the United Kingdom, including by hostile countries, extremists and far-right groups, senior British police officials said Thursday.
- There is a “continual battle” against threats online, said Vicki Evans, a senior national coordinator for counterterrorism at the Metropolitan Police, and police need help from technology companies because “it's not something we can do alone.
- ” Islamic extremism remains the biggest threat but over the past five years, threats from far-right groups and hostile states have significantly
Sources: ABC News