Social networking websites that don't "step up to the plate" and tackle online abuse "should be boycotted", says prime minister David Cameron.
Antony Savvas |
09 Aug |
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Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales, a key technology adviser to prime minister David Cameron, has slammed the government's demand that ISPs should introduce porn filters by default, saying the move is "ridiculous".
Antony Savvas |
06 Aug |
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Over the last three years the US government has paid at least £100 million to the UK spy agency GCHQ, "to secure access to and influence over Britain's intelligence gathering programmes", reports The Guardian.
Antony Savvas |
02 Aug |
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The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) is investigating the personal data practices of four of the UK's biggest online dating companies.
Antony Savvas |
31 Jul |
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UK authorities made over 570,000 requests to view people's private texts, emails and phone records last year, leading to privacy campaigners calling for greater oversight in relation to requests.
Antony Savvas |
20 Jul |
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Nearly half of UK office workers are "free to roam and work from home" according to CIOs questioned in a survey by Virgin Media Business, although many are still concerned about security to make the practice more widespread.
Antony Savvas |
18 Jul |
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The Southern Health NHS foundation trust has overhauled its security with a security information and event management (SIEM) and content security platform from Trustwave.
Antony Savvas |
17 Jul |
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The main internet service providers are meeting the government today to further discuss child safety on the internet, but a leaked letter in advance of the meeting suggests the government wants internet filters to appear to be turned on "by-default" - even though they're not.
Antony Savvas |
16 Jul |
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Thousands of people are potentially having their mobile and laptop data seized at Britain's borders under little known terrorism legislation, reports the Telegraph.
Antony Savvas |
16 Jul |
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The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) is threatening legal action and fines against Google over its updated privacy policy.
Antony Savvas |
06 Jul |
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An NHS hospital trust is deploying a new secure data archiving system to meet healthcare data compliance regulations and reduce storage costs.
Antony Savvas |
05 Jul |
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Staff are using more personal mobile gadgets to do their work but the security of the work data they are accessing is not being deployed in return, according to research.
Antony Savvas |
28 Jun |
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UK-based Toyota Financial Services has deployed a new network security system to protect its European financial services division.
Antony Savvas |
12 Jun |
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UK listening centre GCHQ is handing a report to MPs today over its role in the US Prism spying effort.
Antony Savvas |
12 Jun |
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From September, thousands of UK pupils can take part in a pilot tournament to represent their school in developing and cracking online codes to win a top prize worth £1,000.
Antony Savvas |
11 Jun |
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