UK government to back down on controversial end-to-end encryption provisions in Online Safety Bill
The bill has faced criticism from Big Tech companies over privacy and security fears. Have ministers had a change of…
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ICO publishes guidance on use of biometric data in the UK
There will be a consultation process on the new guidance as part of a phased approach to its introduction.
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MongoDB releases Queryable Encryption end-to-end encryption tool
The new system is open source, and the underlying code can be seen and used in compliance reporting.
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What if WhatsApp really does leave the UK?
The UK’s Online Safety Bill promises to help law enforcement fight crime more effectively across the internet. Critics say its…
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ICO reprimands three organisations for leaking NHS patient data
In one of the cases, sensitive information on patients was shared via a WhatsApp group over 500 times.
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Privacy campaigners sceptical as EU and US pen data adequacy deal
Campaigners have already pledged to take the new privacy framework to the EU Courts of Justice claiming it doesn't protect…
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Meta’s €1.2bn fine for breaching GDPR could have a big impact on EU-US data transfers
The company has been using standard contractual clauses to transfer information, but these appear to no longer by valid.
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ICO reprimands police for recording calls without consent
An app automatically recorded all incoming and outgoing calls on hundreds of devices, two police forces have admitted.
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