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Privacy and data protection

  • December 18, 2024 18 Dec'24

    Top 10 cyber security stories of 2024

    Data breaches, data privacy and protection, and the thorny issue of open source security were all hot topics this year. Meanwhile, security companies frequently found themselves hitting the headlines, and not always for good reasons. Here are ...

  • December 18, 2024 18 Dec'24

    Top 10 cyber crime stories of 2024

    From ransomware targeting the NHS to nation-state-backed intrusions, 2024 was another big year for cyber criminals and cyber spooks alike, but they didn't have it all their own way as the good guys fought back

  • December 17, 2024 17 Dec'24

    Conservative MP adds to calls for public inquiry over PSNI police spying

    Conservative MP David Davis calls for a public inquiry following a court ruling that the PSNI and Metropolitan Police unlawfully placed journalists under electronic surveillance

  • December 17, 2024 17 Dec'24

    Digital Ethics Summit 2024: recognising AI’s socio-technical nature

    At trade association TechUK’s eighth annual Digital Ethics Summit, public officials and industry figures and civil society groups met to discuss the ethical challenges associated with the proliferation of artificial intelligence tools globally and ...