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This week on the regular version of TECH'S MESSAGE Nate and Ian discuss:

- UK forms 'specialist squad' to tackle prison drug drones
- UK drops plan to allow online guilty pleas for minor crimes
- Which? broadband survey for the worst internet services in the UK
- Opening up BT’s infrastructure for new fibre broadband
- Credit card with a fingerprint sensor revealed by Mastercard
- Emails from listeners about contactless payment habits!

Patreon supporters have access to our longer version of the show, which includes the above as well as additional discussions about:

- Extra story 1: UK's online shoppers top global spending survey
- Extra story 2: Apple Maps now lists UK EV chargers and public bikes
- Our pre-recorded "win" and "lose" responses to our forthcoming Webby Award result
- Discussion around BBC 4 documentary chronicling Britain's landline... For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy