The notion that the contentious British firm played a pivotal role in the Trump and Brexit votes has become ever hard…
MPs accuse Huawei of colluding with the Chinese government
A parliamentary enquiry claims that there is “clear evidence of collusion” between beleaguered telecoms c…
The Department for Education broke GDPR data protection laws
The Department for Education (DfE) broke GDPR data protection laws, an ICO audit has concluded. The DfE failed to mee…
Court ruling threatens EU’s mass surveillance regimes – and UK data adequacy
Today, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruled that the mass surveillance programmes conducted by Bri…
Nvidia plans to build the UK’s fastest supercomputer
US chip company Nvidia has announced it will build the UK’s fastest supercomputer, for the use of healthcare re…
Union urges government to reign in employee surveillance tech
Prospect Union is calling for the government to reign in employers using invasive surveillance tools – such as keystr…
The ‘real’ oversight board: ‘It’s about increasing pressure on Facebook to act’
In November 2018, Facebook announced plans to launch an independent oversight board, billed as a ‘supreme court…
EU draft rules strike at the heart of Big Tech’s business model
The EU is planning to force Big Tech to share its data with smaller rivals, according to a draft version of the Digit…
Facebook oversight committee to launch before the US election
Facebook’s long-hyped oversight board, billed as a “supreme court” for content decisions, will finally la…
Privacy organisations raise concerns over new Test and Trace data collection programme
Two prominent privacy organisations have launched a challenge to the government over the new Test and Trace programme…