Data has got so big that new units of measurement are needed for the first time in 30 years
New prefixes have been approved for big numbers with 27 and 30 digits. They are needed as data use booms…
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Government accused of ‘Kafkaesque’ collection of energy price guarantee data
The government says it needs the data to check for fraud and properly manage the scheme. Campaigners aren't convinced.
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Companies back ‘open, private’ internet in face of Big Tech ‘surveillance capitalism’
The privacy pledge is designed to hold the signatories to put user privacy first and create an open internet.
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Will new UK data laws put adequacy agreement with EU at risk?
Critics fear the UK's proposed new data regime could be incompatible with GDPR in Europe.
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Synthetic data may not be AI’s privacy silver bullet
Synthetic datasets are increasingly being used to train AI models. These promise greater privacy and less bias, but are not…
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“Pro-Tech”, “Pro-Growth” National Data Strategy Finally Lands: What You Need to Know
Gov't vows "specific commitments to prevent the use of unjustified data localisation measures"
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Google Apple and Dropbox Face Italian Data Probe as First Guidance Emerges on Schrems II
"Unfair practices" make user consent impossible, prosecutors allege
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The Great Cloud-Quake: US Told to Stop Spying, or Forfeit Right of Access to Personal Data
"We are still waiting for an interpretation and ruling by the local DPAs in France and Germany as well as…
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