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The latest political technology news, features and analysis from around the world. Verdict covers the political side of technology, from news on rules, regulation and policy to the role of governments in tech. Be it good, bad or somewhere in between, political technology is now a vital part of the wider world of tech and plays a key role in shaping the political sphere.
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14 Jun
Dominic Raab Facebook ads breached advertising policy, despite spending £56,000
Boris Johnson might be the runaway favourite in the Conservative leadership race, but there is one area in which Dominic Raab is currently leading the pack – Facebook ad spend.
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12 Jun
US tech companies can’t decide whether Huawei poses a security threat
Employees working for the United States’ leading technology companies are unable to agree on whether Huawei poses a threat to the security of the US.
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7 Jun
Did the Microsoft facial recognition database breach GDPR?
Microsoft has taken down a huge facial recognition database containing more than 10 million images of around 100,000 people, raising questions as to whether the technology giant breached data protection laws such as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
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4 Jun
Trump’s Huawei hold on UK could help decide next PM
Donald Trump is grabbing the UK by its 5G infrastructure with no intention of letting go – no matter who is prime minister.
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4 Jun
Trump’s Huawei warning to UK an empty threat: Former senior British intelligence officer
The threat by US President Donald Trump to block the UK’s access to the Five Eyes intelligence sharing community unless it bans Huawei technology from being used in its 5G network is very unlikely to be followed through, according to a former senior British intelligence officer.
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3 Jun
Stop Trump urged to focus on trade war as US President’s policies put global jobs at risk
US President Donald Trump’s visit to the UK from today has attracted considerable hostility, with the Stop Trump Coalition leading a “carnival of resistance”, including a national demonstration set to be held in London tomorrow.
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30 May
deVere CEO: Brexit nightmare won’t end after Halloween deadline
With the Tory leadership contest throwing the outcome of Brexit into further disarray, the new October deadline is fast approaching.However, the CEO of of one of the world’s largest independent financial advisory organisations, deVere Group, believes that the impact of Brexit is far from over, and the Brexit nightmare could go on long after the
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24 May
Happy birthday GDPR. Where are all the fines?
The doomsday data cults were wrong.
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24 May
GDPR one year on — what has changed?
Today marks the one-year anniversary of the implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) – one of the most important changes to data privacy regulations in the last 20 years.
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23 May
“Not so” Epic Games struggles with GDPR request — has it breached data protection laws?
Video game company Epic Games has come under fire for accidentally sending the personal information of one of its users to a “random person”.
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22 May
Microsoft Huawei ban imminent? MateBook X Pro removed from Microsoft store
United States tech giant Microsoft has removed all references to Huawei’s flagship MateBook X Pro laptop from the Microsoft Store, suggesting that it will follow Google’s lead in cutting ties with the company.
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7 May
Mozilla launches EU Elections Toolkit to tackle voter manipulation
With the European elections taking place on the 23 June, 512 million people are expected to go to the polls, including UK voters who were not previously expected to vote under the original Brexit deadline.
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23 Apr
Are new digital skills qualifications enough to arm the future workforce?
The United Kingdom’s Apprenticeships and Skills Minister Anne Milton has today unveiled new qualifications designed to teach adults vital digital skills.
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12 Apr
Your CCTV cameras might be breaching GDPR — here’s everything you need to know
Video surveillance is a great way to enhance the security of your business.
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11 Apr
How Julian Assange went from liberal darling to alt-right information kingpin
WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange has been arrested at the Ecuadorian embassy in London, marking an end to the seven-year chapter of his political asylum.
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3 Apr
Israel election bots “the latest demonstration of how the political game has changed”
The discovery of Israel election bots designed to give the illusion of support for prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu ahead of elections next week is the latest example of how cybersecurity has crossed over into the political realm, according to one cybersecurity expert.
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29 Mar
Facebook political ads: Will new EU rules work?
In the latest move to improve its reputation, Facebook has announced that it is “making big changes to the way ads with political content work” in the run up to the European Parliament elections in May.
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26 Mar
Article 13 passed: The internet reacts to the ‘death of the internet’
The European Parliament has passed Article 13 and Article 11, the controversial update to Europe’s copyright law, drawing widespread condemnation from technology experts and internet users.
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26 Mar
European Parliament approves Copyright Directive meme law, so when does Article 13 start?
Europe’s largest ever petition wasn’t enough to convince the European Parliament that its proposed Copyright Directive is a bad idea.
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20 Mar
A third of tech companies are in favour of breaking up Big Tech
Earlier this month, presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren unveiled her intentions regarding breaking up big tech companies to “restore the balance of power in our democracy, to promote competition, and to ensure that the next generation of technology innovation is as vibrant as the last.” if elected in the 2020 presidential election.
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20 Mar
Google hit with yet another EU anti-trust fine
The European Commission has handed Google its third anti-trust fine in two years for “abusive practices in online advertising”.
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19 Mar
Vote Leave fined £40,000 for sending unlawful Brexit “spam texts”
The UK’s data watchdog has fined Vote Leave £40,000 for sending unlawful campaign texts during the 2016 Brexit referendum.
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19 Mar
Brexit is causing more of a scare for businesses than Y2K
As a new millennium approached, businesses were left scrambling to update their systems and software as experts warned that many computers would be unable to function once the date rolled over from 1999 to 2000 due to conflicts in their code.
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15 Mar
Could China get its own back on US over Huawei campaign tonight?
The United States has been keen to push an anti-Huawei rhetoric of late, but China could get its own back this evening as the state-run China Central Television (CCTV) prepares to air its annual consumer rights show.
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14 Mar
UK tech industry reassured that “the government has not forgotten about tech companies” after Spring Statement
Announced during a week of pivotal Brexit votes, it would be easy for this year’s Spring Statement from Phillip Hammond to be overlooked.
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13 Mar
What could happen to mobile roaming charges after Brexit?
Just one of the many uncertainties surrounding the UK’s post-Brexit relationship with the EU is the issue of mobile roaming charges.
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12 Mar
Global far-right effort to influence Brexit unearthed by researchers
Researchers have found evidence of far-right Twitter accounts using suspicious means such as bots to amplify pro-Brexit content, with a “significant” number originating from outside of the UK.
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11 Mar
UK tech industry holds its breath as Brexit hits crunch time
This is set to be a pivotal week for the UK and its departure from the European Union, not least for the tech industry, which is often hailed as a key part of the country’s post-Brexit strategy.
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9 Mar
House of Lords proposes greater regulation to “rein in” tech giants
The House of Lords Communications Committee has published a report on regulating in a digital world, calling for big tech companies to be reined in.
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6 Mar
Intellectual property in China: Could new laws end the trade war?
Chinese authorities will no longer be allowed to require foreign companies to hand over intellectual property in exchange for selling products in the country.