ICO probes King’s Cross facial recognition
Information commissioner Elizabeth Denham says her office is launching an investigation into use of technology on privately owned development
‘Huge data breach’ in security platform used by police
Biostar 2 data leak compromises millions of sensitive data records but UK public sector users...
MoD offers £145k apiece for digital director duo
Department seeks leaders in the areas of digital enablement and cyber risk
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Government opted not to encrypt Cold War Kremlin hotline as £20,000 cost was deemed too high
Newly published former top-secret documents reveal that a direct communications link between Downing Street and Mikhail Gorbachev was not encrypted – despite the wishes of the government’s ‘technical experts’
Lack of cyber skills 'a pressing matter of national security', parliamentary committee finds
The government must do more to recognise and address a worrying cybersecurity skills shortage, MPs have claimed
GDS working with departments to mitigate reported leak of sensitive data
Report reveals that information has been made publicly available online via an information-sharing tool widely used by government developers
IBM picked as NHS cybersecurity partner in three-year £30m deal
Vendor chosen by NHS Digital for contract including malware analysis and pilots of emerging technologies
HMRC used ‘implied consent’ to collect voiceprints of five million citizens
ICO investigating tax agency after investigation by advocacy group Big Brother Watch
Constituents report MP to ICO over alleged data-protection breach in Facebook post
Data-protection watchdog ‘making enquiries’ after Conservative Gordon Henderson publishes names and partial addresses of local residents who sent him a letter
Matt Hancock urges schools to ban phones
Culture secretary says evidence shows that outlawing the use of mobiles is effective
Don’t Gamble with your password resets!
The cautionary tale of the Leicestershire teenager who hacked high-ranking officials of NATO allies shows the need for improved password security
User-designed services and city-wide WiFi – London mayor’s plan to create the world’s smartest city
Sadiq Khan publishes smart-city strategy for the capital
NPCC leader: ‘Virtually every crime today has a digital footprint’
UK’s leading police officers tell Home Affairs Committee that two in three forces need more capability to deal with cybercrime
Government seeks tech firm to trace every packet of cigarettes sold in the UK
HMRC seeks to appoint ‘ID issuer’ to comply with EU legislation and tackle £2bn annual tax gap caused by illicit tobacco trade
Government considers creating social-media regulator with sanctioning powers
With new internet-safety legislation due later this year, respondents to a government consultation have urged the creation of a dedicated regulator with the power to punish
IR35 reforms have had ‘little impact on projects or vacancy-filling’, says HMRC
Changes to the legislation made last year – which had been expected to have a big impact on IT contractors – have also brought in £410m in extra revenue, the tax agency claims
Crown Prosecution Service hit with £325k fine for losing DVDs with ‘most intimate details’ of abuse victims
After ICO punishment, CPS claims new digital evidence-transfer system will mean such a breach can never happen again
DCMS picks online hate speech, sexting, and social media in politics among key policy-research areas
Department picks out a range of issues as ‘areas of research interest’ for the coming years
NHS £150m Microsoft deal will banish Windows XP
Health secretary announces investments in cybersecurity, including pledge to install Windows 10 across the board by 2020
Plans unveiled for £20m national police cybersecurity centre
Centralised facility will allow forces to acquire security services while offering a nationwide view of the threat landscape
Zuckerberg warned to appear before MPs or face formal summons
Select committee claims that, despite appearance of company’s CTO, 39 questions remain unanswered
Defence secretary hopes to attract cyber experts to Armed Forces
Gavin Williamson wants technologists and journalists to sign up to help fight against the ‘age of disinformation’
Why Scotland can become a beacon for shared services
Paul Heath of McAfee believes Scottish NHS bodies could show lead the way in adopting a new form of purchasing
High court gives government six months to amend data-retention law
Both the government and human rights group Liberty claim victory after judges agree that the so-called snoopers' charter is incompatible with EU legislation