UK

March 2, 2023

Rishi Sunak faces calls to ban TikTok use by government officials

PM has come under immense pressure to mirror EU and US by taking action concerning anxieties over the potential cybersecurity risks of a Chinese-owned app.

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February 27, 2023

Signal app warns it will quit UK if law weakens end-to-end encryption

Signal will leave UK if online safety bill weakens end-to-end encryption.

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February 21, 2023

UK Policing Riddled with Chinese CCTV Cameras

UK watchdog raised serious concerns about the widespread use of Chinese-made surveillance cameras by UK police forces.

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February 10, 2023

UK Proposes Making the Sale and Possession of Encrypted Phones Illegal

The UK government is pushing to make encrypted phones a criminal offense.

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February 1, 2023

Tate Modern viewing platform invades privacy of flats, supreme court rules

Residents of luxurious flats opposite the iconic Tate Modern’s viewing gallery are entitled to their privacy, the Supreme Court has declared.

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January 31, 2023

MI5 spies broke law by holding people’s intercepted data for years

The Investigatory Powers Tribunal ruled that UK spies have unlawfully held onto individuals’ intercepted data for five years.

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January 5, 2023

Chinese security firm advertises ethnicity recognition technology while facing UK ban

Campaigners concerned that ‘same racist technology used to repress Uyghurs is being marketed in Britain’.

December 23, 2022

UK Privacy Regulator Names and Shames Breached Firms

ICO publishes detailed list of complaints and investigations.

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December 21, 2022

UK ICO Publishes New Direct Marketing Guidance and Checklists

ICO published a package of detailed guidance and checklists for direct marketing activities.

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December 21, 2022

New UK guidance on Transfer Risk Assessments

The UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) published an update to its guidance on international transfers.

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December 20, 2022

UK Government Publishes New Code of Practice for App Store Operators and App Developers

Tthe UK Government’s Department for Digital, Culture, Media, and Sport (DCMS) published a voluntary Code of Practice for App Store Operators and App Developers.

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December 16, 2022

Privacy changes set Apple at odds with UK government over online safety bill

Users will be able to apply end-to-end encryption to all their data stored in the cloud.

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