Pavel Durov’s arrest sets a dangerous precedent Opinion The idea of holding tech CEOs like Telegram’s Pavel Durov criminally liable for content on their sites should worry anyone who cares about free speech, says Matthew Feeney Late last month, French authorities arrested the CEO of the messaging service Telegram, Pavel Durov, after his plane touched down in Paris-Le Bourget Airport. He faces multiple [...]
Could data save the NHS? Opinion If we want a better future for the NHS, we need a collective commitment to ethical, transparent and innovative data practices, says Sir Nigel Shadbolt
London council slammed for ‘severe’ data breach in ‘avoidable’ cyber attack Hackney Hackney Council has said it maintains that the Council has not breached its security obligations.
Petition against DWP’s plans for bank ‘mass spying’ powers nears 200k signatures May 2, 2024 An online petition calling on the UK government to abandon plans for "mass bank spying powers" has received more than 167,000 signatures as privacy campaigners slam new measures to combat fraud.
Shein cash giveaways similar to Temu’s raise data privacy issues April 30, 2024 Fast-fashion giant Shein has launched a number of promotions on its app, such as "magic draw", "draw easily", "free gift", and "spin to win".
UK ‘complacent’ on data protection, OVH Cloud chief warns January 28, 2024 The UK is too complacent in its approach to data protection, the boss of French cloud provider, OVH Cloud, has said.
Darktrace reports strong revenue growth as investment in customer service pays off January 11, 2024 Cyber security company Darktrace has today reported a 24.3 per cent increase in annualised recurring revenue for the six months to 31 December 2023
It may not be edge-of-your-seat, but preventing the AI dystopia starts with good data January 11, 2024 The power and dangers of AI dominated conversation in 2023, but we won't get anywhere without focusing on data, writes Nigel Shadbolt.
Data: protection, possibilities, purpose December 22, 2023 The Data Protection and Digital Information Bill has arrived in the House of Lords and peers have questioned the minister.
These tech companies have breached the most data rules this year December 3, 2023 Big tech companies have breached their fair share of data rules this year and regulators have dished out penalties. Here are the largest ones.