Braverman floats criminalisation of ‘highly encrypted devices’
Government consults on proposals to create new offences to clamp down on technologies it believes are enabling serious crime
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Cabinet Office migrates data as Covid fraud hotline is wound down
Dedicated reporting tools for coronavirus-related scams are being shuttered and case information transferred to law-enforcement entity
Government must earn public trust that AI is being used safely and responsibly
Leaders from two of government’s core digital and data units – the CDDO and CDEI – introduce new guidelines intended to promote transparency in the public sector’s use of algorithms
Extremism increasingly spread via mainstream apps and sites, government research finds
MoJ-backed study concludes that specialist sites and the dark web are no longer the only means of online radicalisation
Scottish officials granted right to switch off outside working hours
New policy stipulates Scottish Government workers should not be asked to answer calls and emails beyond contracted hours
MoJ leads £4m deal for heat and motion sensors to measure government office occupancy
Technology will be used to provide reports broken down by agency, directorate and team
‘Significant escalation’ – Christmas strikes planned over courts IT system dispute
Legal advisers and court associates vote to take industrial action over controversial Common Platform
Common complaints – why the ICO is considering revamping FOI casework
A ‘perfect storm’ of factors helped create a significant backlog of information-access complaints – but the data watchdog has a plan to improve. PublicTechnology takes a closer look.
‘Poor and misleading’ – statistics chief criticises DHSC over post concerning nurses’ pay
Chair of UKSA Robert Chote responds to concerns raised about update posted by department’s Twitter account
ICO chief: “We are not ‘going easy’ on government”
Commissioner claims that fining public bodies simply creates a ‘money-go-round’
Scottish Prison Service doubles digital team
Organisation has also made significant use of contractors
EXCL: Cabinet Office alerted to data breach – and fails to respond for 10 days
Personal details of civil servant and supplier exposed by inadequately redacted document, discovered by PublicTechnology
Digital Markets Unit grows headcount to 70
Specialist unit of competition regulator builds staff numbers with legislation to provide it with powers slated for introduction before April 2024
National Crime Agency plans digital ‘front door’ for tech firms to report child abuse
New system will enable agency and online platforms to fulfil respective obligations outlined in Online Safety Bill
Courts workers to strike again over IT system problems
Industrial action to include one-day nationwide walkout and series of regional strikes
New digital markets legislation promises greater competition and fewer fake online reviews
Timeline for introduction of new law is set out by chancellor
Scottish guidelines on police use of biometrics take effect
Move to introduce code of practice for the likes of facial recognition and fingerprints is believed to be a world first
Former digital secretary Dorries slams successor over Online Safety Bill amendments
Former DCMS minister says her replacement Michelle Donelan ‘does not understand’ pending legislation
Home Office criticised for tepid response to online fraud
NAO report concludes that department has undertaken ‘limited’ action in the past five years and has ‘lacked clarity of purpose’
Home Office signs long-term renewal for ‘disaster victim identification’ software
Department invests £80,000 in continued use of specialist technology platform
DfE scolded after breach enabled ‘prolonged misuse of 28 million children’s personal data’
Department spared £10m fine despite ‘serious breach of the law’
MoJ signs £20m partner for ‘product enhancement’ of controversial Common Platform system
IT firm will help transition system – labelled ‘unworkable’ by critics – into ‘business-as-usual’ operations