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IT legislation and regulation
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April 20, 2022
20
Apr'22
Home secretary Priti Patel to decide whether to extradite Assange
Home secretary will decide in four weeks whether to approve Julian Assange’s extradition to the US, where he faces espionage and hacking charges
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April 12, 2022
12
Apr'22
Multiple arrests made in RaidForums takedown
A Portuguese national and a 21-year-old man from Croydon are among a number of individuals arrested ahead of the closure of RaidForums by police
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April 12, 2022
12
Apr'22
AI researcher says police tech suppliers are hostile to transparency
Expert witness in Lords police tech inquiry welcomes committee’s findings but questions whether its recommendations on how to end the ‘Wild West’ of police artificial intelligence and algorithmic technologies in the UK would be implemented
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April 11, 2022
11
Apr'22
UK altnet demands regulatory probe into broadband mid-contract price hikes
UK full-fibre broadband provider ‘startled’ to see majority of broadband customers are unaware of being locked into large-scale price rises
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April 11, 2022
11
Apr'22
Nordic countries discuss joint cyber defence capability
Nordic countries are in talks to increase their cyber defences in the face of the threat from Russia
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April 08, 2022
08
Apr'22
EncroChat: France says ‘defence secrecy’ in police surveillance operations is constitutional
Constitutional court finds that invoking ‘defence secrecy’ to withhold information about the state hacking of EncroChat cryptophones is constitutional. Defence lawyers now head for the supreme court
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April 08, 2022
08
Apr'22
Ukrainian cyber criminal gets five years in jail
A US court has sentenced Denys Iarmak, who worked as a penetration tester for the FIN7 cyber crime group, to a five-year prison sentence
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April 08, 2022
08
Apr'22
IT contractors warned as HMRC draws on ‘IR35-adjacent’ legislation in tax avoidance clampdown
IT contractors are being urged to take action now, as details emerge about how HM Revenue & Customs is drawing on some IR35-adjacent legislation to send out five-figure tax bills to individuals who engage with contractor-focused accountants
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April 07, 2022
07
Apr'22
Banks should be able to integrate e-krona into existing systems, says Swedish regulator
Swedish financial services regulator says banks and service providers should be able to integrate a potential digital currency into existing systems
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April 06, 2022
06
Apr'22
IR35 reforms: Private sector warned HMRC's 12-month 'light-touch' enforcement period is ending
HMRC confirmed, in the lead up to the IR35 reforms coming into force in the private sector in April 2021, that it would be taking a ‘light-touch’ approach to enforcing the rules for 12 months. And that grace period ends today
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April 05, 2022
05
Apr'22
Structured decentralisation is the key to unlocking Nordic-level innovation
Finnish tech entrepreneurs will be taking the stage at the World Economic Forum to tell the world about the role of trust in Finnish startup success
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April 05, 2022
05
Apr'22
Secrecy over police EncroChat hacking is unconstitutional, defence lawyers tell top French court
France’s constitutional court, the Conseil Constitutionnel, has heard arguments that the use of ‘defence secrecy’ to withhold information about police surveillance operations breaches the French constitution
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April 05, 2022
05
Apr'22
Discount retailer The Works hit by cyber attack
A small number of The Works’ bricks-and-mortar stores were forced to close amid a cyber attack of an undisclosed nature
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April 05, 2022
05
Apr'22
Saudi Arabian ICT sector hits $32.1bn after strong pandemic response
The Saudi Arabian IT and communications sector is recovering strongly from the Covid-19 pandemic
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April 01, 2022
01
Apr'22
Two teenagers charged with Lapsus$ cyber attacks
City of London Police have charged two teenagers in connection with the Lapsus$ cyber crime spree
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March 31, 2022
31
Mar'22
EU Act ‘must empower those affected by AI systems to take action’
Ada Lovelace Institute publishes recommendations on how European institutions can improve the Artificial Intelligence Act by establishing a ‘comprehensive remedies framework’ around those affected by the deployment of AI systems
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March 30, 2022
30
Mar'22
Lax money laundering controls lands N26 with ban from Italian central bank
German digital bank N26 has had problems with anti-money laundering regulations in the past, and is now banned in Italy
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March 30, 2022
30
Mar'22
One-third of UK firms suffer a cyber attack every week
New statistics from the annual DCMS Cyber security breaches survey reveal the extent and frequency with which UK organisations are being attacked by malicious actors
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March 29, 2022
29
Mar'22
Overhaul of UK police tech needed to prevent abuse
Lords inquiry finds UK police are deploying artificial intelligence and algorithmic technologies without a thorough examination of their efficacy or outcomes, and are essentially ‘making it up as they go along’
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March 29, 2022
29
Mar'22
FCA reports 52% jump in security incidents
The Financial Conduct Authority received 116 cyber incident reports in 2021, a fifth of them involving ransomware
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March 28, 2022
28
Mar'22
IT professionals wary of government campaign to limit end-to-end encryption
Members of the Chartered Institute of IT, the professional body for technology professionals in the UK, warn against limiting end-to-end encryption
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March 25, 2022
25
Mar'22
European Commission proposes new cyber security regulations
New cyber and information security regulations have been proposed by the European Commission to create a minimum set of standards in both areas
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March 23, 2022
23
Mar'22
UK government promises high-speed internet for all schools by 2025
Hot on the heels of announcing upgrades to UK mobile networks in hard-to-reach places, and as part of its latest plans to roll out gigabit broadband across the country, government turns connectivity focus on educational establishments
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March 23, 2022
23
Mar'22
Umbrella company Workwell refutes contractor’s ‘withheld holiday pay’ claim
A dispute between a contractor and their former umbrella company shines a light once more on the knotty issue of holiday pay
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March 23, 2022
23
Mar'22
Spring Statement: Chancellor expands R&D tax relief to cloud computing and storage
Rishi Sunak announces further measures intended to improve innnovation and tech-enabled productivity in UK businesses
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March 22, 2022
22
Mar'22
Competition watchdog contacts Barclays and Lloyds banks over API failures
Barclays and Lloyds banks have failed to meet some of the open banking rules, says competition watchdog
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March 21, 2022
21
Mar'22
Siloed data holding back coordinated health responses
Digital health experts discuss the role of data in coordinating the NHS’s pandemic response and how managing privacy and governance issues are key to further success
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March 17, 2022
17
Mar'22
Kaspersky CEO: Ukraine war must end through diplomacy
Eugene Kaspersky speaks out on the war in Ukraine, and rebuffs Germany’s BSI, branding its warnings over his company’s trustworthiness as insulting
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March 17, 2022
17
Mar'22
Online Safety Bill introduced in Parliament
The government has introduced its long-awaited Online Safety Bill in Parliament, alongside new criminal offences and sanctions for tech company execs
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March 16, 2022
16
Mar'22
Biden signs ransomware reporting mandate into law
CNI operators in the US must now report cyber attacks within 72 hours, and ransomware payments within 24 hours
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March 16, 2022
16
Mar'22
Estonian anti-money laundering software pilot reaps benefits
Estonian startup and local banks have successfully piloted a data-sharing platform that prevents money laundering
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March 16, 2022
16
Mar'22
German authorities warn on Kaspersky but stop short of ban
Germany authorities warn Kaspersky users to consider alternatives to the firm’s flagship antivirus software, citing national security concerns and the war on Ukraine
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March 15, 2022
15
Mar'22
Meta fined €17m over EU data breaches
The Irish Data Protection Commissioner has fined Meta after finding it in breach of GDPR rules
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March 15, 2022
15
Mar'22
Cross-party group of MPs calls on Loan Charge contractors to participate in call for evidence
The Loan Charge and Taxpayer Fairness All Party Parliamentary Group is seeking input from contractors about the real-world toll the loan charge policy is having on them
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March 15, 2022
15
Mar'22
IR35 private sector reforms one year on: Assessing the impact on the UK’s tech talent pool
With the first anniversary of the IR35 reforms taking effect in the private sector fast approaching, IT contractors set out how the changes have affected their ability to find work in the UK
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March 11, 2022
11
Mar'22
Majority of UK adults support legal right to disconnect
The introduction of ‘right to disconnect’ legislation to stop employees having to engage in work-related electronic communications outside their normal hours remains popular in the UK
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March 11, 2022
11
Mar'22
Police EncroChat cryptophone hacking implant did not work properly and frequently failed
Surveillance operation against EncroChat encrypted phone network had repeated technical failures
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March 09, 2022
09
Mar'22
Paid-for advertising measures included in Online Safety Bill
New measures to deal with fraudulent paid-for advertising have been included in the government’s draft Online Safety Bill, marking the fourth extension in two months
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March 09, 2022
09
Mar'22
Strategic Review of Policing: Police tech needs better ethical scrutiny
The Strategic Review of Policing confirms the central role that tech will be playing going forward, but warns of the need for greater ethical scrutiny to ensure public trust
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March 08, 2022
08
Mar'22
UK government forges closer links with Japan, proposes laws to accelerate mobile
Agreement with Japan aims for closer cooperation to solve global telecoms supply chain issues, including support for R&D collaboration on future tech such as Open RAN and 6G
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March 07, 2022
07
Mar'22
Ukraine joins Nato cyber knowledge hub
Ukraine is to become a contributing participant in Nato’s Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence
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March 04, 2022
04
Mar'22
Scrapping NHS Digital a backward step for patient data rights
Former NHS Digital chair Kingsley Manning has spoken out over proposals to fold NHS Digital into NHS England, saying that more oversight is needed to safeguard patient data in light of recent events
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March 04, 2022
04
Mar'22
Microsoft stops sales of products and services to Russia
Citing sanctions and cyber security concerns, Microsoft has become the latest company to withdraw from the Russian market
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March 03, 2022
03
Mar'22
Direct action is a risky business for Ukraine's volunteer hackers
Hackers have been responding to Ukraine’s call to create an IT army, but there are many reasons why taking direct action in a kinetic conflict is a bad idea
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March 02, 2022
02
Mar'22
Ban predictive policing systems in EU AI Act, says civil society
A coalition of civil society groups has called on European lawmakers to use the upcoming Artificial Intelligence Act as an opportunity to ban predictive policing systems
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March 01, 2022
01
Mar'22
DCMS opens consultation on telecoms cyber standards
Proposed rules will set out the specific measures telecoms providers need to take to fulfil their legal duties under the Telecommunications Security Act
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March 01, 2022
01
Mar'22
Workplace surveillance ‘spiralling out of control’, says TUC
Trade union body pushes for workers to be consulted on the implementation of new technologies at work, warning that invasive surveillance practices are getting out of hand
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February 28, 2022
28
Feb'22
EU big tech laws put in context by Russian invasion of Ukraine
Pressure is mounting on EU institutions to cut back regulations they are preparing to impose on US big tech firms while forming laws to create a single digital market
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February 28, 2022
28
Feb'22
Online Safety Bill updated to deal with anonymous abuse
Social media companies will be forced to deal with anonymous abuse online by the introduction of new measures in the Online Safety Bill
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February 25, 2022
25
Feb'22
Irish data watchdog calls for ‘objective metrics’ for big tech regulation
Helen Dixon, Ireland’s data protection commissioner, says EU regulators must agree on metrics to measure the effectiveness of data protection regulation