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Internet technology

• How technology is disrupting the travel market

  Travel apps and online booking services that make it easy to book air tickets and customise travel plans are disrupting the travel market  Continue Reading

• Legal hurdles cloud Max Schrems complaint over US spying

  The Irish High Court in Dublin has embarked on a long hearing into the legality of standard contractual clauses. It is a sideshow from the real issue – the legality of US surveillance in the UK and Ireland  Continue Reading

• IoT is good news for hackers

  Technology companies, governments and the insurance industry need to band together to counter the mounting cyber threats from the internet of things  Continue Reading

• Digital takes aim at the professions – disrupting doctors, lawyers, academics and accountants

  Traditional professions will be the next to see significant change – and competition – as digital technology introduces new ways of working  Continue Reading

• Criminal law: Are Twitter threats taken seriously?

  As threats of violence become increasingly common online, law enforcement is taking stronger action against the perpetrators  Continue Reading

• Industry standards: Paving the way for autonomous vehicles

  The car industry needs to agree open standards to allow connected cars and autonomous vehicles to communicate. The bIoTope project is one initiative that could lead the way to agreement  Continue Reading

• Roam like at Home will prompt European telco consolidation

  Mobile users are understandably looking forward to an era of low phone costs now they can roam freely around the European Union, but it is very possible that they will be disappointed  Continue Reading

• Storm clouds gather for US-EU Privacy Shield data deal

  The European Parliament justice committee launches unprecedented criticism of Privacy Shield, while the Irish Court mulls future of binding corporate contracts  Continue Reading

• Emerging technologies: How can you cut through the noise?

  Technology leaders need to focus the raw potential of emerging technology into a set of priorities with measurable, tangible business impacts  Continue Reading

• £200 million fund can speed up demand for speedy FTTP broadband

  The value of the government’s £200m broadband fund should not be measured in monetary terms, but in terms of demand generation, says Lyndsey Burton, founder of comparison site Choose.co.uk  Continue Reading

• The rise of the ODMs: Should the branded hardware suppliers be worried?

  The use of ODM datacentre hardware makes good economic sense for the hyperscale providers, but what about everyday enterprises?  Continue Reading

• Four reforms to deliver competitive broadband

  The UK will never benefit from ‘gold standard full fibre’ broadband without major reforms to the fabric of government, writes Ed Straw  Continue Reading

• Multi-cloud management: Making it work for the enterprise

  As the hype surrounding multi-cloud infrastructure continues to grow, what do enterprises need to do to make the model work for them?  Continue Reading

• Why Azure developers need security skills

  The unprecedented adoption of Microsoft Azure is a huge opportunity for developers, but they must keep their security skills updated  Continue Reading

• Nurturing a tech-literate generation

  The UK tech sector is leading the way in protecting children online, and helping to promote Safer Internet Day  Continue Reading