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pensezbien t1_j26ypgx wrote

Reply to comment by neophlegm in Border Force official arrested on suspicion of being illegal immigrant by ChillNigz

For those of us in GDPR-land who don't want to consent to cookie tracking and who want to object to the many disingenuous claims of "legitimate interest" for the many advertisement and tracking vendors both sites use, that's only marginally better than GBNews. I'm not sure that the Standard's "Reject All" link actually sends the legitimate interest objections to every vendor instead of just declining to offer consent, so first I had an annoyingly long list of "ON" to switch to "OFF" (all of which very implausibly had the exact same list of legitimate interest uses), as opposed to an interminably / infeasibly long such list on GBNews which made me give up and close the tab. And then the Standard hit me with a "register to keep reading" wall.

Grmbl @ how actually GDPR compliant websites are almost as rare as meaningful GDPR enforcement... (And right now I equate UK GDPR with GDPR since there haven't been many changes since Brexit, although I'm in the EU right now.)

Is there a better link that actually lets the general public read and which makes it easy enough to preserve privacy?

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dickfacecockmuncher t1_j27di9x wrote

Here's the article:

>Home Office worker arrested on suspicion of being illegal immigrant > >>The staff member was detained again alongside four other workers on suspicion of misconduct in a public office and conspiracy to steal. > >A member of Home Office immigration staff has been arrested and bailed on suspicion of immigration offences. > >The official was later detained again alongside three other members of immigration staff on suspicion of misconduct in a public office and conspiracy to steal. > >The four suspects were held on December 6 by the Home Office Anti-Corruption Unit, which has the same powers of arrest as police constables. > >The arrest in relation to immigration offences, first reported by The Sun, was confirmed by the Home Office on Thursday. > >All four members of staff detained on December 6 have been released pending investigation and immediately suspended, according to the department. > >A Home Office spokesperson said: “On December 6, the Home Office Anti-Corruption Unit arrested four members of immigration staff on suspicion of misconduct in public office and conspiracy to steal. They have been released pending further investigation and were immediately suspended. > >“One officer arrested as part of the conspiracy had previously been arrested and bailed on immigration offences. > >“We expect the highest standards of our staff. As soon as we are made aware of allegations of wrongdoing, they are rigorously investigated and we do not hesitate in taking decisive action.”

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