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  "id": 14642982,
  "title": "Metropolitan Police's unchecked use of shoplifting platform lands force in trouble with data watchdog",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/metropolitan-polices-unchecked-use-of-shoplifting-platform-lands-14642982",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-15T07:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/10/15/metropolitan-polices-unchecked-use-of-shoplifting-platform-lands-force-in-trouble-with-data-watchdog/5303061"
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  "account": null,
  "summary": "Officers unlawfully uploaded 179 people's details to Auror without required privacy checks or corporate approval",
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        "title": "Metropolitan Police's unchecked use of shoplifting platform lands force in trouble with data watchdog",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/metropolitan-polices-unchecked-use-of-shoplifting-platform-lands",
        "published": "2026-10-15T07:30:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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