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October 13, 2020
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GMB Union boss calls for Dido Harding to resign from NHS Test and Trace
Following the news that a technical glitch caused 16,000 coronavirus cases to go unreported, the GMB Union has called for Test and Trace chair Dido Harding to quit
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October 13, 2020
13
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Government minister’s plea for subpostmasters to take part in review of IT scandal rejected
Government minister met with former subpostmaster online in an attempt to get victims of the Post Office Horizon scandal involved in government review
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October 13, 2020
13
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Hackney Council services offline after ‘serious’ cyber attack
Services to residents of the London borough of Hackney are being disrupted by a cyber attack
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October 13, 2020
13
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HMRC signs five-year £169m contract with Fujitsu for VME platform
Supplier will host 13 HMRC applications on its virtual managed environment platform, following its role as an incumbent provider to the department under two different contracts
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October 12, 2020
12
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UK economy could see blockchain boost worth £57bn by 2030
Blockchain could provide major economic benefits by being used to track and trace products and services
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October 12, 2020
12
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Regional Covid-19 lockdowns will leave digitally excluded ‘stranded’
Charity calls on government to do more to level up digital skills as it warns that tougher regional lockdowns in the Midlands and the North will hit digitally excluded people the hardest
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October 12, 2020
12
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Government gives update on post-Brexit customs systems
Cabinet Office’s Border and Protocol Delivery Group provides further clarity on the readiness of the UK’s post-Brexit border IT systems
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October 08, 2020
08
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Edinburgh sets out plans to become a smart city
Three-year digital plan includes empowering people to become ‘smart citizens’, introducing sensor technology, 5G and smart public transport, and moving most of the council’s systems to the cloud
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October 08, 2020
08
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Crown Prosecution Service suffers 1,600 data breaches in 12 months
CPS sees a spike in data security incidents, many of them serious enough to be reported to the Information Commissioner’s Office
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October 07, 2020
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Department for Education failed to protect data on millions of children, says ICO
The Department for Education’s National Pupil Database, which contains millions of items of data on the UK’s schoolchildren, was found to be non-compliant with data protection regulations across the board
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October 06, 2020
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Government to provide 100,000 devices for remote learning
The Department for Education is offering education providers access to additional devices to help with remote learning during the coronavirus pandemic
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October 06, 2020
06
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Government deaf to loud calls for statutory public inquiry into Post Office scandal
MPs are demanding the government holds a full statutory public inquiry into the Post Office IT scandal
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October 06, 2020
06
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Scotland seeks views on digital government
Scottish government consults on how to build a digital Scotland, ahead of plans to deliver a new digital strategy for the country
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October 06, 2020
06
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Scotland digital identity prototype pilot successful
Digital Identity Scotland’s 10-week test of its digital identity prototype finds that users understand the concept of two-factor authentication and using the same credentials across services
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October 05, 2020
05
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Facebook critics launch ‘Real Facebook Oversight Board’
Organisation formed as an ‘emergency response’ to address the ‘immediate risk’ posed by Facebook’s role in the US election
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October 05, 2020
05
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HMRC warns locked-down freshers of ‘wave’ of tax scams
New university intake may be being targeted by cyber criminals amid Covid-19 confusion
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October 05, 2020
05
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Regulator wants fintechs to address pandemic financial challenges
UK financial services regulator is supporting fintechs in addressing some of the challenges consumers and small businesses face amid the current pandemic
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October 05, 2020
05
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FBI seized ‘legally privileged’ material from Ecuador Embassy, claims Julian Assange’s lawyer
The US struck a secret deal with Ecuador to seize WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s property from the Ecuadorian Embassy in London days before his arrest. The haul included legally privileged documents, says his solicitor
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October 05, 2020
05
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Technical glitch causes nearly 16,000 Covid-19 cases to go unreported
According to Public Health England, a technical glitch led to 15,841 positive results between 25 September and 2 October not being included in reported coronavirus cases
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October 02, 2020
02
Oct'20
WikiLeaks led the way for newsrooms to use encryption to protect sources, says Italian journalist
Stefania Maurizi says in written evidence that Julian Assange pioneered the use of encryption by journalists to protect sources. Her work shows that the US put pressure on Italy to stop the extradition and prosecution of CIA officers responsible for...
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October 02, 2020
02
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Honesty is the best policy: Forging a security culture in the NHS
Clinician and technologist Sam Shah helped set up NHSX in 2019. Now he’s helping advance digital transformation in healthcare from the outside, and a big part of that is addressing security in the sector
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October 02, 2020
02
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Future UK-EU data sharing put at risk by Brexit legislation
When the Brexit transition period ends, UK ministers will have the power to forge new data-sharing arrangements that risk undermining the viability of future data transfers with the European Union
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October 02, 2020
02
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How CH Robinson is embracing IoT to transform supply chains in the pandemic
Logistics giant has partnered with Microsoft to sophisticate its approach to digitisation and better serve its clients with more visibility and crucial insights for decision-making
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October 02, 2020
02
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Justice for subpostmasters as wrongful criminal convictions are set to be quashed
The Post Office has chosen not to contest 44 out of 47 appeals, meaning most are likely to have their names cleared, but others still face a Court of Appeal battle for justice
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October 01, 2020
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Oct'20
Judge to give verdict on Julian Assange’s extradition after Christmas
Judge Vanessa Baraitser said today that she would make a ruling in early January on whether WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange should be extradited to the US
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October 01, 2020
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WikiLeaks revelations ‘shed light of truth’ on war on terror, court hears
WikiLeaks disclosures led to ‘revelations of extraordinary journalistic importance’ about detention in Guantanamo Bay and civilian casualties in Iraq and Afghanistan
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October 01, 2020
01
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Government on the hunt for GDS CEO
Whitehall is recruiting for a Government Digital Service CEO who will report to the government chief digital officer, offering £168,000 a year for the role
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October 01, 2020
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Most people are happy to see their GP virtually, survey shows
Research from healthtech company Visionable finds there has been a significant rise in GP video consultations, and that attitudes to communication technology have changed during the pandemic
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October 01, 2020
01
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Trust in government technology is key to adoption
Panellists at GovTech Summit 2020 speak about the need to build trust in government digital services, as the pandemic has created room for increased use of technology in the public sector
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October 01, 2020
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Blackbaud admits hackers stole banking details, passwords
Software firm paid off a ransomware gang, believed its hackers when they said they had destroyed the data, and has now discovered the cyber criminals accessed even more sensitive information than it thought
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September 30, 2020
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‘American friends’ spied on Julian Assange in Ecuadorian Embassy, court hears
Two former employees of UC Global, which provides security services to the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, claim the company shared surveillance footage with the US of the WikiLeaks founder meeting with lawyers and other visitors
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September 30, 2020
30
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Norway leaves door open to Huawei
Government gives telecoms companies responsibility to choose their equipment suppliers, which could include Huawei
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September 29, 2020
29
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Julian Assange would be held with convicted terrorist Abu Hamza in supermax prison, court hears
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange would be held alongside convicted terrorist Abu Hamza in a supermax federal prison in Colorado, isolated from other prisoners, if he is extradited to the US, Old Bailey told
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September 29, 2020
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Coronavirus has changed perception of healthtech, say ministers
German health minister Jens Spahn and UK health secretary Matt Hancock say Covid-19 has accelerated healthcare technology adoption across Europe and changed attitudes towards tech in the healthcare system
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September 29, 2020
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Subpostmasters still in the dark about live Horizon errors
Subpostmasters still not being told about all the known errors in the controversial Post Office branch accounting and retail system that they use
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September 29, 2020
29
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Universal Credit algorithm fails people in need, says Human Rights Watch
The human rights charity says the government’s flagship benefits system is “flawed” and that the means-testing algorithm used causes “irrational fluctuations and reductions in how much benefit” claimants receive each month
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September 28, 2020
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Julian Assange would be held in ‘solitary confinement’ in US jail
WikiLeaks founder would be held in a cell the size of a parking space for 22 or 23 hours a day without contact with other inmates before trial
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September 28, 2020
28
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UK and US marked down on responsible AI
The UK and US have been rated as leaders in government use of artificial intelligence, but the Nordics and Baltics attained the highest scores for responsible AI
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September 28, 2020
28
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Government updates data ethics framework
The new data ethics framework was created to better reflect how projects are run in practice after finding there was “little awareness” of the previous framework across the public sector
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September 28, 2020
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Police Scotland to set up new cyber crime centre
National Centre of Excellence will employ specially trained officers to tackle a vertiginous rise in cyber crime
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September 25, 2020
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Forensic expert questions US claims that Julian Assange conspired to crack military password
Forensic computer expert Patrick Eller told the Old Bailey that US allegations that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange attempted to decrypt a password to help former soldier Chelsea Manning leak sensitive government documents anonymously do not fit ...
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September 25, 2020
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Government on the hunt for telexistence tech
Defence and Security Accelerator wants several technology innovations that can help people operate in dangerous environments without being physically present – with £500,000 funding available
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September 24, 2020
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Government blasted over ‘reckless’ contact-tracing security
The Open Rights Group and Big Brother Watch accuse the government of endangering public health with a reckless attitude to contact-tracing data security
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September 23, 2020
23
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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has Asperger syndrome and depression, court hears
Julian Assange is on the autistic spectrum and has a history of depression that would put him at risk of suicide if he is extradited to a US prison, psychiatrists tell the court
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September 23, 2020
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Over half of firms intend to continue US data transfers despite Schrems II
Survey shows many organisations do not intend to significantly change their data-sharing practices, at least until there is more guidance from regulators or governments
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September 23, 2020
23
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MoD Defence Digital adds Oracle Cloud to MODCloud list of assured providers
Database giant Oracle has been added to the list of providers the Ministry of Defence has endorsed for use by the UK defence community
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September 23, 2020
23
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US agencies warn of election disinformation and cyber attacks
Federal agencies are warning of heightened disinformation as the crucial 2020 presidential election nears
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September 22, 2020
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UK government to trial new single sign-on system for Gov.uk
GDS introduces Gov.uk Accounts in its latest attempt to unify the growing number of login systems used across the government web domain
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September 22, 2020
22
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Wielding influence: The challenges CIOs face under Covid-19
IT decision-makers are more necessary than ever, but their skills are being put to the test as the implications of the pandemic and the role of technology in the business evolves, according to the 2020 global CIO survey by Harvey Nash and KPMG
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September 22, 2020
22
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GDS reviewing Cloud First policy post-Schrems II
Review seeks to determine the future of government engagement with cloud hosting services as they relate to cross-border data flows