IT legislation and regulation
Supply chain management balance shifts from efficiency to resilience under Covid
This e-guide explores these matters, beginning with a comprehensive article that ranges over supply chain management, from a macro level through how trading platforms have been flexed to switch suppliers rapidly down to how robots have been quickly deployed to solve problems of scale.
News : IT legislation and regulation
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January 15, 2021
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150,000 records accidentally wiped from police systems
Home Office claims data wiped from national police systems only relates to people who have never been convicted of a crime or had further police action taken against them following an arrest
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January 15, 2021
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US cyber security agencies get $9bn in Biden plan
New funding proposals come as US government reels from the impact of the December 2020 SolarWinds attack
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January 15, 2021
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Coalition proposes secure standard model for Covid-19 passports
Vaccination Credential Initiative is working to ensure that people vaccinated against Covid-19 can access their records in a secure, verifiable and privacy-preserving way
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January 14, 2021
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All EU states can take data protection cases against Facebook, says EU court
An opinion from the European Court of Justice has the potential to lead to a flood of privacy complaints against Facebook if upheld
In Depth : IT legislation and regulation
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Security Long Reads: Cyber insiders reveal what’s to come in 2021
In this long read, we gather together the thoughts of cyber security insiders from across the industry to get their take on what will happen in 2021 Continue Reading
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Auditing for algorithmic discrimination
Despite the abundance of decision-making algorithms with social impacts, many companies are not conducting specific audits for bias and discrimination that can help mitigate their potentially negative consequences Continue Reading
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Black Lives Matter, but do bots know that?
The volume of content generated each day necessitates automated moderation to curate everything as it is published, ensuring offensive and objectionable material is blocked. But this only works if systems are adequately configured and reviewed Continue Reading
Blog Posts : IT legislation and regulation
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The only tech question that matters for a new PM: are you ready for the digital future, Mr Johnson?
It’s traditional upon the coronation of a new Prime Minister to write a list of all the things they need to address in the tech and digital sectors. It would be a long list – digital skills, IT ... Continue Reading
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Why are regulations still hindering connectivity?
This is a guest blog post by Tom Dailey, chief international legal, policy and regulatory officer at Verizon The regulatory and policy landscape is a really important topic for all businesses given ... Continue Reading
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Open banking take-up in the Netherlands less than expected because government promoted GDPR so well
The Dutch government promoted GDPR so much to the public that take up of open banking has been low Continue Reading
Opinion : IT legislation and regulation
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UK government needs a digital reboot
The appointment of new digital leadership is a welcome start to what – if the UK is to thrive in a post-Covid, post-Brexit world – must become a wholesale reboot of digital government Continue Reading
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What does Brexit mean for the future of UK digital policy? A view from Europe
Any decisions by the UK government to diverge from EU policies and values over digital policy and regulation could cause real economic problems for UK businesses Continue Reading
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Why Jack Ma might be too good a tech entrepreneur for China's leaders
Tech pioneer Jack Ma is facing new regulatory pressure from the Chinese authorities – is this some ideological spat, or simply that he's too good at what he does compared to the state-owned financial system? Continue Reading
Videos : IT legislation and regulation
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Video: Lauri Love – why we need volunteers to fight malware
Lauri Love talks to Computer Weekly about plans to collaborate with others to tackle malware and use cryptocurrencies to create new ways for businesses to work
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CW500 video: Dai Davis discusses the significance of GDPR to CIOs
The EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into force on 25 May 2018. Technology lawyer Dai Davis discusses the implications
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CW500 video: Monica Cardoso Salgado discusses the significance of GDPR to CIOs
GDPR comes into force on 25 May 2018. We speak to Monica Cardoso Salgado, senior manager, data privacy & governance at John Lewis Partnership about the implications