The miscommunication of GPDPR: incompetence or evasion of public scrutiny?
45% of adults in England were unaware of plans to share GP records with the NHS for research. Activists argue the scheme's poor communication is deliberate.
Policy
Policy
Biden warns Russia that cyberattacks could lead to “real shooting war”
Biden claimed in a speech on Tuesday that Russian cyberattacks could trigger kinetic warfare.
South Africa’s AI patent approval could trigger innovation and abuse
South Africa has approved the first patent that identifies an AI as its inventor. It could unlock a new era of invention – and of intellectual property abuses.
European Commission says €31bn cost estimate for AI rules is ‘flawed’
A US think tank says the Artificial Intelligence Act will cost the European economy €10bn a year in compliance costs by 2025, but the European Commission disputes those figures.
A lack of strong leadership is stifling UK public sector digital transformation
Senior leaders lack understanding of digital change, and this is holding projects back, says a new report. Better training could help solve the issue.
White Papers
Should cloud providers take steps to avoid another NSO scandal?
Servers from four cloud providers, including AWS, are thought to have been used to facilitate human rights violations. Should these companies be more proactive in policing their servers?
Are biometric solutions the answer to long airport queues?
The company behind 26 international airlines is rolling out more biometric scanning for passengers. VP of customer experience Christian Draeger explains the plan.
Can the UK become a ‘testbed nation’ by removing barriers to emerging technology?
Relaxing regulations could see the UK become an early adopter of critical technologies, the authors of new tech manifesto argue.
Crypto’s uncertain environmental future
Mining Bitcoin requires vast amounts of electricity. Could alternative models for creating cryptocurrency spare the environment?
The UK has Europe’s strongest open banking infrastructure
The UK has issued the most open-banking licences in Europe, a new study finds, although it lags behind the Nordics in digital commerce.
The UAE’s digital currency could capitalise on the country’s appetite for crypto
Crypto currencies are popular in the UAE, and plans for a government-issued digital coin could remove some of the associated risks.
The UK is renegotiating its relationship with Big Tech
Liz Truss's visit to Silicon Valley could be a precursor to a new type of relationship between the UK and the world's leading tech firms.
The UK’s Digital Regulation Plan makes few concrete commitments
At a time when businesses are under pressure to plan their digital futures, the UK government's new digital regulation strategy is light on specifics.
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