UK

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August 4, 2022

Manchester City smart scarf wraps data-collecting sensors around fans’ necks

Hungry for data, soccer club pilots The Connected Scarf.

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August 3, 2022

USA offers foreign states access to 1.1 billion biometric “encounters” in return for reciprocal database access

The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is touting ‘Enhanced Border Security Agreements’, offering access to its vast biometric databanks in exchange for other states reciprocating.

August 3, 2022

WhatsApp rejects UK’s request to lower security

The tech giant’s boss says he’d rather see the app blocked than break encryption under proposed laws.

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July 27, 2022

Facial recognition cameras in UK retail chain challenged by privacy group

Big Brother Watch says Southern Co-operative’s use of the cameras is ‘Orwellian’ and ‘unlawful’.

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July 25, 2022

GCHQ experts back scanning of encrypted phone messages to fight child abuse

Ian Levy, technical director of the NCSC, and Crispin Robinson, technical director of GCHQ, back client-side scanning software on mobile phones to detect child abuse.

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July 21, 2022

UK unveils data reform bill, proposes AI regulation

The U.K. government Monday introduced a pair of post-Brexit data reforms aimed at guiding responsible data use of while promoting innovation.

July 16, 2022

EDPS: U.K. GDPR reforms could create friction with EU

UK’s keenness to agree to its own data adequacy decisions with countries like the United States could become a contentious issue with the European Union.

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July 16, 2022

UK data watchdog investigates whether AI systems show racial bias

ICO says AI-driven discrimination can lead to job rejections or being wrongfully denied bank loans or benefit.

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July 15, 2022

UK Information Commissioner’s Office Issues Warning on Ransomware Payments

ICO and NCSC published a joint letter to remind the Law Society of England & Wales not advise clients to pay ransomwareif they fall victim to a cyber-attack.