ICO concerned by mass health data-sharing with advertisers
The UK’s data regulator has expressed deep concerns over reports that some of the most popular health websites are sharing […]
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Regulating Facial Recognition Tech – Where Are We Now?
While there are clearly now multiple efforts to curtail the use of facial recognition technology (FRT) in the public realm, […]
UK Government Faces Court Over ‘Biased’ Visa Algorithm
The UK’s Home Office is facing a landmark Judicial Review to reveal how an algorithm it uses to triage visa […]
UK’s DPA: police should think over live facial recognition technology
How far should we, as a society, consent to police forces reducing our privacy in order to keep us safe? […]
Facebook accepts Cambridge Analytica fine
Facebook has said it will pay the £500,000 financial penalty that the social network was issued by the UK’s data […]
Potential Brexit deal reached; data transfers remain, for now
More than three years after the U.K. voted in a referendum to leave the EU, a proposed Brexit deal is […]
Major breach found in biometrics system used by banks, UK police and defence firms
The fingerprints of over 1 million people, as well as facial recognition information, unencrypted usernames and passwords, and personal information […]
The role of the UK representative post-Brexit
If the United Kingdom leaves the European Union without a deal Nov. 1, it will automatically cease to be a […]
More than half of UK businesses are not fully GDPR compliant
Research by Egress has revealed that 52% of UK businesses are still not fully compliant with GDPR regulation since its […]
UK Court Dismisses Challenge to Police Use of Facial Recognition Technology
On September 4, 2019, the High Court of England and Wales dismissed a challenge to South Wales Police’s use of […]
UK watchdogs voice concern over lip-reading CCTV
The UK Surveillance Camera Commissioner, Tony Porter, has warned that in the future, citizens may have to hide their conversations […]
Businesses race to keep data flowing under a no-deal Brexit
Brexit might mean the United Kingdom is no longer a member of the European Union, but that does not mean […]