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  • July 17, 2023 17 Jul'23

    Police Scotland use cloud for biometric data despite clear risks

    Police Scotland confirms it has stored significant volumes of biometric data on a cloud-based digital evidence sharing system despite major ongoing data protection concerns, bringing into question the effectiveness of the current regulatory approach...

  • July 12, 2023 12 Jul'23

    Ofcom’s online safety preparedness efforts hobbled by government

    Despite Ofcom’s progress so far, UK government changes to the scope and timetable of the Online Safety Bill are hobbling the ability of the regulator to successfully prepare for the new regime

  • July 11, 2023 11 Jul'23

    EU formally grants data adequacy to US

    The European Commission has formally granted the US data adequacy, allowing companies and organisations to freely transfer personal data across the Atlantic via the EU-US Data Privacy Framework. But privacy activist Max Schrems has already committed...

  • July 11, 2023 11 Jul'23

    Malicious URL volumes soar as cyber criminals pull on Threads

    Malicious actors have been quick to exploit the buzz around Meta’s newly launched Threads platform, with thousands of new suspicious domains registered exploiting its branding