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IT legislation and regulation
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February 06, 2019
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Self-driving cars get updated guidelines for trial safety and transparency
The Department for Transport has issued guidance on trial safety and transparency for self-driving cars, and is sticking by its pledge to have self-driving cars on Britain’s roads in the next two years
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February 06, 2019
06
Feb'19
Huawei: We are not spying on the UK
Huawei’s Ryan Ding tells the British government that the company has never, and will never, use its technology to assist the Chinese intelligence services
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February 05, 2019
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Civil liberties groups to challenge bulk surveillance and intelligence sharing in Strasbourg
Coalition of campaigning groups wins the right to challenge the UK’s use of bulk surveillance powers, which allows suspicionless surveillance of the population and sharing of intercepted data with overseas intelligence agencies, in European Court of...
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February 01, 2019
01
Feb'19
Innocent people arrested following surveillance blunders, IPCO reveals
Interception of communications commissioner Adrian Fulford warns of “grave” repercussions for people wrongly identified as suspects due to errors made when government bodies access email, phone and telephone data
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February 01, 2019
01
Feb'19
ICO to audit Leave.EU and Eldon Insurance
UK privacy watchdog will audit the data protection practices at Leave.EU and Eldon Insurance and has confirmed fines for both companies for unlawful marketing messages
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January 31, 2019
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Airbus investigates personnel data breach
Intruders were detected in the information systems of manufacturer’s commercial aircraft business, highlighting the need for a new approach to data protection
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January 31, 2019
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Jan'19
Facebook profit up despite privacy failings
Social media giant reports profit gains for the last quarter and the past year, despite a string of privacy blunders that came to light in 2018
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January 30, 2019
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Increased protectionism could curb digital M&As
Businesses may link up with a digital-native business to accelerate their digitisation strategy – but anti-competition authorities are watching
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January 29, 2019
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No-deal Brexit would undermine digital economy, BCS warns
Skills, funding and the free flow of data are all at risk, says the chartered institute for IT
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January 28, 2019
28
Jan'19
Personal records of HIV-positive individuals in Singapore leaked online
The personal information of 14,200 people with the human immunodeficiency virus was leaked by an American who lived in Singapore
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January 28, 2019
28
Jan'19
Data protection practices still poor, survey shows
Despite concerns over privacy and data protection and a greater understanding of best security practices, individuals and businesses are still falling short, a survey reveals
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January 28, 2019
28
Jan'19
Minister urges UK firms to prepare for no-deal Brexit
On International Data Protection Day, the UK’s digital minister has added her voice to calls by the data protection watchdog for UK firms to prepare for a no-deal Brexit
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January 25, 2019
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Vodafone suspends use of Huawei hardware
Vodafone’s UK CEO has said the operator will ‘pause’ its use of Huawei hardware for the foreseeable future
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January 25, 2019
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Jan'19
ICO adds to guidance on ‘no-deal’ Brexit
The UK’s privacy watchdog has been advising UK firms to prepare for a no-deal Brexit and has added some guidance for SMEs
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January 25, 2019
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Jan'19
Google petitions Supreme Court to reconsider Android Java ruling
Google’s legal chief claims Oracle’s copyright ruling on Java software interfaces will damage software development
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January 25, 2019
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Jan'19
Former EU data protection tsar joins ICO
Former EU data protection supervisor joins the UK’s privacy watchdog as non-executive director, strengthening its commitment to international work
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January 25, 2019
25
Jan'19
Chinese government grants BT new powers
Enhanced operating licences improve telco’s ability to work with customers in China
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January 24, 2019
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Thales eSecurity spins out nCipher
After just over a decade, Thales eSecurity has announced that it has spun out HSM specialist nCipher, the UK-based encryption firm it acquired for $100m in 2008
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January 23, 2019
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Facebook’s objections to court concerns over privacy more about ‘optics’ than facts
Facebook’s challenge to a High Court ruling that raises serious concerns about data transfers between Europe and the US is more about appearance than facts, lawyers for the Irish Data Protection Commission told Dublin's Supreme Court
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January 23, 2019
23
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Singapore releases Asia’s first AI governance framework
The model framework will help businesses in Singapore tackle the ethical and governance challenges of AI implementations
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January 22, 2019
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Jan'19
Mastercard fined over half a billion euros for unfair payment fees
Mastercard has been heavily fined for having rules on interchange fees which distorted the EU single market
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January 22, 2019
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Broadband divide persists across the UK, says Which?
Latest statistics from Which? show the UK’s broadband divide persists, with many areas still missing out on high-speed services despite industry tub-thumping
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January 22, 2019
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Facebook: US government does not engage in mass and indiscriminate surveillance
Social media giant challenges a ruling by Dublin’s High Court over a judgment that it says made ‘extraordinary and incorrect’ findings about the US legal system
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January 22, 2019
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€50m GDPR fine for Google is a wake-up call for tech giants
The French data protection authority has fined Google €50m for contravening EU data protection laws, which has been hailed as a warning for tech giants and other data handling firms
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January 22, 2019
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Singapore to revise copyright law in data analytics boost
Proposed exception in Copyright Act will allow copying of copyrighted materials for the purpose of data analysis
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January 21, 2019
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Amazon shareholders demand halt in sales of image recognition tech to US government
Amazon shareholders want its board of directors to halt sales of its image recognition service to US law enforcers unless it can independently verify it's not being misused
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January 21, 2019
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Home Office vetoes privacy campaigner from senior post in surveillance watchdog
The Home Office refuses academic and privacy campaigner, Eric King, security clearance for a senior role at the intelligence services watchdog, despite high-level backing from officials
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January 18, 2019
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Prepare for no-deal Brexit, says ICO
The UK data protection authority is urging businesses to prepare for a no-deal Brexit to ensure there is no interruption in data flows from Europe
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January 17, 2019
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UK tech firms favour second referendum as next move in Brexit stalemate
UK tech firms want to remain as close to the EU as possible and believe a second referendum on membership of the trading bloc would be the best way out of the current political stalemate
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January 16, 2019
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Davos: World leaders need to grasp future technological risks
Technological advancement is both a benefit and risk to society, but often the risks are not identified until they are exploited
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January 16, 2019
16
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UK financial services regulator to link top banker bonuses to IT performance
FCA head tells Commons Treasury committee: “We expect banks’ policies on variable remuneration to reflect operational resilience. They have to – if they don’t, we will act.”
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January 15, 2019
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Less than half of firms able to detect IoT breaches, study shows
UK firms have one of the lowest internet-of-things device breach detection capabilities in Europe, a study reveals
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January 10, 2019
10
Jan'19
Right to be forgotten is not global, says EU court adviser
The right to be forgotten should apply only in the European Union, according to the chief adviser to the European Court of Justice
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January 10, 2019
10
Jan'19
Enterprises are increasing the human workforce while deploying AI
Artificial intelligence is creating more jobs than it replaces, according to a study of businesses using the technology
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January 10, 2019
10
Jan'19
BT faces tussle to keep EU contracts after Brexit
The European Union will likely re-evaluate its telecoms contracts with BT following Brexit, and cancelling them altogether is a real risk in a no-deal scenario, according to leaked documents
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January 09, 2019
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AWS ‘does not dominate’ cloud market, claims Amazon’s UK public policy chief
Amazon’s UK director of public policy, Lesley Smith, has told the House of Lords Communications Committee that Amazon is a “prevalent”, rather than “dominant” force in the cloud market
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January 04, 2019
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Data breaches affected more than a billion people in 2018
The personal information of more than a billion people was compromised in 2018 as companies holding the data failed to keep it safe
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January 03, 2019
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Jan'19
IT regulators and practitioners need common language
There needs to be greater understanding between lawmakers and technologists to ensure regulations do not have unintended consequences, says a US computer security researcher and bug bounty pioneer
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January 02, 2019
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Jan'19
Huawei aims to be more resilient in 2019 amid challenges
Huawei’s rotating chairman Guo Ping outlines the firm’s priorities to optimise its product portfolio, empower employees and build a more resilient business structure
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December 27, 2018
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Dec'18
Top 10 Middle East stories of 2018
Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 Middle East enterprise IT stories of 2018
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December 20, 2018
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Marriott data breach losses could be over half a billion dollars
Direct losses related to a huge data breach at US hotel group could reach $600m
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December 20, 2018
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Top 10 financial services stories of 2018
Here are Computer Weekly's top 10 financial services stories of 2018
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December 19, 2018
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CMA acts on super-complaint over broadband, mobile charges
The Competition and Markets Authority is to crack down on communications services providers who ‘penalise’ loyal customers over new ones
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December 19, 2018
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Lauri Love battles police for return of computers as NCA confirms live investigation
The National Crime Agency (NCA) confirms there is a live investigation into Lauri Love in the UK, as Love brings legal action against UK police for the return of seized computer equipment
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December 19, 2018
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Top 10 broadband stories of 2018
The networking industry swung firmly behind full-fibre broadband in 2018, with encouraging signs that the gold-standard of broadband service delivery technology is at long last taking off in the UK
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December 19, 2018
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Top 10 Benelux IT stories of 2018
From cyber security planning to smart city initiatives, here is a selection of articles about IT developments in the Benelux countries
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December 18, 2018
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Ofcom fires starting gun for new mobile spectrum auction
Mobile spectrum in the 700MHz and 3.6-3.8GHz bands will be put up for auction either late in 2019 or early in 2020
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December 14, 2018
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Ofcom tells ISPs to be upfront about better broadband deals
Telecoms regulator is rolling out a range of measures to make the broadband market serve the interests of consumers better
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December 13, 2018
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ICO and government help UK businesses prepare for no-deal Brexit
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) and the government are providing guidance for UK businesses, particularly SMEs, on how to prepare for a possible no-deal Brexit
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December 13, 2018
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Sberbank partners US accelerator for startup programme
Russian state-run bank links up with San Francisco-based accelerator 500 Startups to provide expert advice to startups in a variety of tech fields