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Police use of live facial recognition “unethical” and possibly illegal

AI and automation

Police use of live facial recognition “unethical” and possibly illegal

Police forces are comparing faces seen on live CCTV camera feeds to watchlists of wanted criminals. This has been branded "unethical".

By Ryan Morrison

Latest

Will deepfake cybercrime ever go mainstream?

False audio and video could usher in a new and terrifying era of cybercrime. But so far confirmed attacks and…

By Sophia Waterfield

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North Korea-backed Kimsuky gang hacking Android phones to gather intelligence

North Korea-backed Kimsuky gang hacking Android phones to gather intelligence

By Claudia Glover

Public cloud spending up $11bn but hyperscalers AWS and Azure report slowing growth

By Matthew Gooding

AI and automation

Don’t buy emotion-analysing AI, ICO warns tech leaders

Who owns Twitter?

By Silvia Pellegrino

BlackCat ransomware gang claims attack on Ecuador's army

BlackCat ransomware gang claims attack on Ecuador’s army

By Claudia Glover

AI and automation

Shutterstock turns to DALL-E to create stock images

By Ryan Morrison

Where is the cloud?

Future of digital government

The UK wants ISPs to better secure their networks. It’ll be expensive

With ISPs set to spend billions complying with the Telecommunications Security Act, government argues it's essential to avoid future breaches.

By Claudia Glover

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Whitehall loves the cloud. But the public sector is still playing catch-up

The future of digital government

Whitehall loves the cloud. But the public sector is still playing catch-up

By Matthew Gooding

Privacy and data protection

Fears over potential scrapping of guidelines for police using CCTV

By Ryan Morrison

The future of digital government

Digital reforms are coming to Companies House. Campaigners are worried they won’t stick.

By Afiq Fitri

The future of digital government

The UK has a grand plan to digitise trade. It might just work.

By Greg Noone

Which country in Europe runs the best eHealth services? Try Malta

The future of digital government

Which country in Europe runs the best eHealth services? Try Malta

By Afiq Fitri

Technology

Emerging Technology

IBM and Sierra Space develop ‘space cloud’ for orbital data management

By Ryan Morrison

Hackers increasingly targeting Internet of Things devices

By Ryan Morrison

Can the US stop China’s rise in quantum computing?

Emerging Technology

Can the US stop China’s rise in quantum computing?

By Afiq Fitri

LockBit 3.0 demands $60m from UK car dealership Pendragon

By Claudia Glover

Interserve handed £4.4m fine for failing to act on data breach

Hacktivists publish 27GB of data raided from the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran

Hacktivists publish 27GB of data raided from the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran

By Claudia Glover

Leadership

Digital economy

Amazon eyes move into UK insurance market with price comparison site

By Claudia Glover

Government accused of ‘Kafkaesque’ collection of energy price guarantee data

By Ryan Morrison

Broadcom cites cloud market size in bid to avoid EU antitrust probe into VMware deal

Finance and procurement

Broadcom cites cloud market size in bid to avoid EU antitrust probe into VMware deal

By Ryan Morrison

UK AI Standards Hub launched by Alan Turing Institute

By Ryan Morrison

Finance and procurement

‘End of the boom cycle’: Global PC shipments down 19.5%

Why businesses must overhaul disaster recovery plans

Partner content

Why businesses must overhaul disaster recovery plans

Policy

Digital economy

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak urged to keep ‘technology superpower’ promise

By Ryan Morrison

Security concerns over online voting system that could be used to pick new UK prime minister

By Claudia Glover

Digital transformation could deliver £413bn boost to UK economy - study

Digital economy

Digital transformation could deliver £413bn boost to UK economy – study

By Ryan Morrison

Privacy and data protection

Removing Huawei from 5G networks by 2027 ‘a massive job’

By Ryan Morrison

What is the NSA actually doing in China?

By Afiq Fitri

Mini-budget delivers positive news and unanswered questions for tech sector

Digital economy

Mini-budget delivers positive news and unanswered questions for tech sector

By Ryan Morrison

Government Computing

Digital economy

IR35 changes proposed in ‘mini budget’ cancelled in Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s emergency statement

The new Chancellor has ripped up plans to reverse changes to rules which govern "off payroll" staff.

By Matthew Gooding

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Chris Philp the latest minister through the Cabinet Office revolving door as Edward Argar departs

Government Computing

Chris Philp the latest minister through the Cabinet Office revolving door as Edward Argar departs

By Matthew Gooding

Government Computing

How the public sector can successfully manage cloud deployments

By Matthew Gooding

Partner content

Can transformational procurement aid the public sector?

Crown Commercial Service offers new support for public sector big data projects

By Matthew Gooding

BAE Systems joins the space race with Azalea satellite cluster

Emerging Technology

BAE Systems joins the space race with Azalea satellite cluster

By Matthew Gooding

Government Computing

UK government school attendance data sharing plan raises privacy concerns

By Sophia Waterfield

Partner Content

Why all businesses must democratise data analytics

Partner content

Why all businesses must democratise data analytics

How start-ups can take the next step towards scaling up

Partner content

How start-ups can take the next step towards scaling up

Cloud-based solutions will be key to rebuilding supply chains after global stress and disruption

Partner content

Cloud-based solutions will be key to rebuilding supply chains after global stress and disruption

How collaborative automation can accelerate digital transformation

Partner content

How collaborative automation can accelerate digital transformation

White papers

The growing cybersecurity threats facing retailers

By SonicWall

Return on data: Tying data strategy to business value

By Alteryx

Your Complete Guide to Dataware

By Cinchy

Cybersecurity in manufacturing

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