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15 Oct
UK Government launches IoT Code of Practice: Industry experts react
The UK government has launched a voluntary Code of Practice for internet-connected devices.
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8 Oct
ICO issues Heathrow fine over loss of personal data USB
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has issued Heathrow Airport with a £120,000 fine for failing to protect personal data after a member of the public found a USB stick lost by an employee in October last year.
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8 Oct
IoT security: Why California’s weak password ban won’t solve the problem
The security of the Internet of Things (IoT) is a source of growing concern.
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5 Oct
Censorship-busting Intra app shows the duplicity of Google
Alphabet-owned Jigsaw has released Intra, an app designed to bypass blocks on sites imposed by repressive governments.
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3 Oct
Full GDPR fine “highly unlikely” for software bugs, says data protection expert
Companies are “highly unlikely” to be hit with a full GDPR fine for software bugs that are exploited by hackers, says data protection expert Tom Martin.
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2 Oct
Proposed digital services tax sees UK take aim at global internet giants
A new UK digital services tax (DST) could be brought in after the Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond spoke of “insisting that the global internet giants contribute fairly to funding our public services”.
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1 Oct
Facebook security breach: Social media giant likely to escape $1.6bn fine
Facebook’s security breach, which saw profiles of up to 50 million users exposed, could see the company face a fine of up to $1.6bn under EU data protection laws.
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28 Sep
What is securities fraud, the crime that the SEC is suing Tesla CEO Elon Musk for?
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has sued Tesla CEO Elon Musk, accusing him of securities fraud.
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28 Sep
Belgium to sue Google as Europe gets tough on US tech giants
Belgium’s Ministry of Defence plans to sue Google for failing to act on its requests to blur satellite images of military sites.
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27 Sep
Facebook shadow profiles used to target users with ads could be in breach of GDPR
Facebook is using data not directly provided by users to create targeted ads, potentially breaching General Data Protection privacy laws.
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27 Sep
Theresa May promises corporation tax cut to the lowest rate in the G20 amidst Brexit uncertainty
UK Corporation tax cut of at least 2% is coming, making the UK the country with the lowest corporate tax rate in the G20, according to Prime Minister Theresa May speaking at Bloomberg in New York yesterday.
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26 Sep
US tech giants back federal data privacy law, as long as innovation is protected
US tech giants told Congress that they would support a federal data privacy law to protect consumer data, as long as it didn’t stifle creativity and innovation.
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26 Sep
National Inclusion Week 2018: Experts weigh in on tech’s diversity problem
This week is National Inclusion Week, an annual UK event promoting inclusion, diversity and equality in the workplace.
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20 Sep
Cambridge Analytica linked firm hit with first ever UK GDPR notice
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has handed the United Kingdom’s first formal General Data Protection Regulation notice to a Canadian firm linked to Cambridge Analytica, the firm behind the Facebook data scandal, according to the BBC.
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19 Sep
Should the UK regulate the ‘wild west’ of cryptocurrency?
The “wild west” of cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin must be regulated to protect consumers, MPs on the UK Government’s Treasury Select Committee have urged.
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14 Sep
How close are we to an international ban on killer robots?
The European Parliament has passed a resolution supporting a ban on the development and use of killer robots.
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13 Sep
Twitter bots were twice as influential as humans during US presidential election
The role of Twitter bots, or automated Twitter accounts, in shaping public opinion is a pressing issue in modern politics.
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12 Sep
AI in the workforce: Four policies to maximise its benefits
Predictions about the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on the future of work have ranged from widespread job displacement to booming job creation.
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11 Sep
What is the right to be forgotten, the law dividing Google and the EU?
The European Court of Justice is going head-to-head with Google over the controversial ‘right to be forgotten’ – an individual’s right to have their personal information removed from a search engine’s results.
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11 Sep
What is EU Article 11, Europe’s proposed link tax?
On 12 September, the European Parliament will vote on a new EU Copyright Directive, which aims to update the 17-year-old copyright regulations of all the current EU member states.
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7 Sep
UK national security vetting process is failing, finds investigation
UK national security threats have increased in scale, diversity and complexity, yet a recent investigation by the National Audit Office (NAO) has found that the failure of the UK’s security vetting provider to process applications on time could affect the government’s ability to respond to such events.
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3 Sep
Amid Corbyn’s anti-Semitism crisis, could one of these leading candidates be the next Labour leader?
The Labour Party’s ongoing anti-Semitism crisis threatens to undo the progress that the party made in the 2017 general election.
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27 Aug
No killer robot ban a “danger to humanity” warns Noel Sharkey
There is a “real danger to humanity” if there is no ban on so-called killer robots, says professor of artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics Noel Sharkey.
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24 Aug
Who is Scott Morrison, Australia’s new Prime Minister?
In what has been described as a week of “madness” by Malcolm Turnbull, the now former-Prime Minister of Australia was ousted from his position as leader of the Liberal Party, and replaced by his former Treasurer Scott Morrison.
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23 Aug
Move over GDPR: How a new ePrivacy regulation could affect businesses
The much-publicised General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has now been in force for nearly three months.
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22 Aug
Governments must regulate to allow energy transformation to continue, warns leading think tank
Leading international affairs think tank Chatham House has urged governments to establish regulatory frameworks that will enable the second phase of the ongoing energy transformation to flourish.
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22 Aug
28% of organisations are not GDPR compliant, survey finds
Nearly a third of organisations in Europe are still not prepared for the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), despite regulations coming in three months ago.
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16 Aug
Trump cybersecurity directive: Leading cyber expert calls for clarity
A leading cybersecurity expert has called for clarity from the Trump administration after it reportedly abolished an Obama-era directive that restricted when the US government can deploy cyber weapons against adversaries.
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14 Aug
Australia encryption law could “lead to a flood of hacks” on businesses
The proposed Australia encryption law that would compel technology firms to provide a backdoor to encrypted data for government agencies has been criticised for undermining online safety.
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13 Aug
Omarosa Unhinged: Fact or fiction, publishers will care little as Trump continues to dominate book charts
Regardless of how you feel about Donald Trump’s leadership abilities, the President of the United States is a hot topic.