‘We need to use tech to keep up with scams’ – UK advertising regulator
David Currie explains that there is an ‘arms race’ between web platforms and criminals that are equally sophisticated
Sturgeon warns ministers to use ‘properly verified’ stats
Disputed graphic shared by deputy first minister reported to UK national statistician
Regulation proposals pave the way for multibillion-pound fines for tech giants
Government opens consultation on new ‘pro-competition’ regime
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Power of attorney service looks to digital future
Government wants to replace ageing paper processes
Police Scotland signs £500k deal for body-worn video ahead of COP26
Armed officers will be equipped with cameras
Government puts £700k fund into boosting cyber sector
Money will support the work of the UK Cyber Cluster Collaboration
Data from over 100 Treasury staff devices wiped in 2020 after users entered wrong passcode
More than 5% of all devices were reset
Cyber Week: How government, police and business are working together to protect Scotland
Public and private sector entities support the work of Scottish Business Resilience Centre in protecting organisations across the country from cyberthreats. CEO Jude McCorry tells PublicTechnology about a busy year.
The stigma needs to be removed from cyberattacks
The secrecy and shame associated with cyber incidents needs to be rethought, believes PublicTechnology editor Sam Trendall
Parliamentary committee to examine Cabinet Office FOI handling after transparency concerns
MPs will probe the central department’s clearing house to ascertain whether it complies with information law
Cyber Week: council data breaches saw 12% spike in FY21
Study from PublicTechnology identifies increase in incidents
Minister claims EU rebuffed UK proposals to maintain mutual free roaming
UK proposed ‘continuation of reciprocal agreements’ – which the EU did not agree to, according to Matt Warman
Eight firms picked for £24m e-disclosure framework
Companies to provide services across four lots
Report calls for ban on ministers using personal devices for government business
IfG think tank claims that ministerial code needs revamp
Government opens £30m competition ‘to make UK a 5G pioneer’
Contest invites ideas to expedite the development of Open RAN technologies
Government anti-fraud efforts hindered by ‘lack of real-time data sharing’
PAC report finds that coronavirus response has increased exposure and may have cost tens of billions of pounds in taxpayers’ money
MI5 seeks chief data officer who is ‘comfortable with ambiguity’
Role comes with £100k-plus pay packet and remit to help lead transformation programme
Information commissioner speaks out against current uses of facial recognition
Data watchdog says all investigations conducted by her office of live systems have found illegality
Social justice: how the police can embrace online channels of citizen communication
PublicTechnology talks to Salesforce about why police forces need to adopt new omnichannel capabilities, offer the public channel choice and the benefits of doing so
Vaccine passports pose discrimination and data protection risks, MPs find
PACAC claims that government has not made a convincing case for introducing a certification scheme domestically
Court judgments to be published on single website
Government claims moving information to National Archives site is ‘boost for open justice’
Online safety: How police, public sector and tech firms have reached a data-sharing stalemate
With the Online Safety Bill now published, former police superintendent Iain Donnelly writes for PublicTechnology on the challenges that need to be overcome in order to ensure the law’s efficacy
HMRC spends £3m on ‘trace and investigate’ software to provide UK citizen data
Connexus technology will provide officials with access to a wide range of personal and business information