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You and Yours: Spying Technology; Personal Independence Payment; Carbon Credit Fraud

Spying technology, Personal independence payment, Carbon credit fraud

10/03/2017

Spying Technology; Personal Independence Payment; Carbon Credit Fraud

BBC Radio 4 - You and Yours, Spying Technology; Personal Independence Payment; Carbon Credit Fraud

Do people care that their TVs and smartphones could be hacked and used to spy on them?

Do people care that their TVs and smartphones could be hacked and used to spy on them? We report on the criminals jailed for selling worthless investments in carbon credits.

The government is recognising that some initial refusals to pay disability benefits are flawed and are cancelling tribunal hearings. We've been reporting on the high success rate claimants of Personal Independence Payment have at tribunal - two thirds have their decisions overturned and are then awarded the benefit. We hear from a woman whose husband has Huntington's Disease and was turned down for PIP, but after launching an appeal, the Department for Work and Pensions has backed down and cancelled the tribunal.

The Wikileaks documents released this week show how the CIA could in theory hack into people's smartphones and TVs. With so much technology capable of spying on us, should we be worried? Or is it an acceptable price to pay to use these modern devices?

Criminals have been sentenced this week for their part in an investment fraud which conned 70 people out of millions of pounds. They were selling investments in Carbon Credits but the financial regulator says there's no evidence it's a worthwhile investment.

We have an update from our reporter Geoff Bird who over the past couple of months has been learning to play the Saxophone. Do online tutorials work as well as a face to face tutor?

This week a festival celebrating 100 years of British advertising is taking place in London. Our reporter goes along to see how much influence advertising has on our culture and whether it does persuade us to buy things we don't need.

And as BT strikes a deal to separate Openreach from its main telecoms business, will people get better service from both companies?

Producer: Lydia Thomas
Presenter: Peter White.

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