Information Security Research & Education, University College London (UCL)| Bentham’s Gaze
On Friday, 39 subpostmasters had their criminal convictions overturned by the Court of Appeal. These individuals ran post office branches and were prosecuted for theft, fraud and false accounting based on evidence from Horizon, the Post Office computer system created by Fujitsu. Horizon’s evidence w| Bentham’s Gaze
In this briefing note, we discuss the legal presumption that computers are operating correctly - a topic previously covered on Bentham's Gaze, particularly in relation to the Post Office Horizon Scandal but that is also relevant to other areas like payment disputes. The briefing note is also availab| Bentham’s Gaze