Cabinet secretary Michael Gove dismissed conspiracy theories linking 5G to Covid-19 as “dangerous nonsense̶…
UK publishes framework for post-Brexit EU data adequacy agreement
The UK government has published a number of documents championing the country’s scrupulous data protection stan…
EU tells members: Want to trace Covid-19 using smartphone data? You’ll need to legislate
The European Union’s committee of data protection regulators has clarified that national governments will need …
Washington State approves stricter facial recognition regulations
Washington has become the latest US state to introduce stronger facial recognition regulation. Members of the state&#…
EARN IT: the US bill that could end all encryption
A bill currently wending its way through US Congress is ostensibly aimed at combating child sexual abuse material. Bu…
UK quietly moving ahead with digital services tax despite potential for more US apoplexy
UK chancellor Rishi Sunak didn’t mention anything about the UK’s plans for the digital service tax in today’s 2…
The UK’s national data strategy is still missing in action
The grand unveiling of the UK’s National Data Strategy, first announced in June 2018, will be delayed until later in …
Will a £100m investment solve the coding crisis in Britain’s schools?
In August 2011, Google’s then chairman, Eric Schmidt, made a rare public intervention in British politics. Delivering…
How Chinese firms are influencing facial recognition standards
Chinese companies are pushing their own specifications for facial recognition (FR), video monitoring, city and vehicl…
OECD launches negotiations on new international tech tax regime
Long-awaited discussions on the future of global taxation began in Paris this week as tax officials representing more…