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EU Fines Amazon Record £637m Over Alleged Data ViolationEU Fines Amazon Record £637m Over Alleged Data Violation

EU Fines Amazon Record £637m Over Alleged Data Violation

European Union imposes record fine on Amazon over alleged violations of GDPR privacy law relating to advertising data, as company…

4 years ago
Silicon UK Podcast: How Much Technical Debt Does Your Business Have?Silicon UK Podcast: How Much Technical Debt Does Your Business Have?

Silicon UK Podcast: How Much Technical Debt Does Your Business Have?

OutSystems reports that 69% of IT leaders identify technical debt as a major threat to their companies’ ability to innovate.…

4 years ago
Connected Cars: The State of Digital TransportConnected Cars: The State of Digital Transport

Connected Cars: The State of Digital Transport

The age of electric transport is here. As autonomous vehicles continue to develop and the digital space extends to personal…

4 years ago
President Biden Targets Tech Monolopies, Data CollectionPresident Biden Targets Tech Monolopies, Data Collection

President Biden Targets Tech Monolopies, Data Collection

Sweeping executive order signed by US President Joe Biden on Friday targets tech giant domination, broadband provision, data collection, right…

4 years ago
Government Welcomes EU Data Protection AgreementGovernment Welcomes EU Data Protection Agreement

Government Welcomes EU Data Protection Agreement

Personal data will continue to 'seamlessly flow' between the United Kingdom and Europe, after European Union agreement

4 years ago
Trump ‘Subpoenaed Apple, Microsoft For Data On Rivals’Trump ‘Subpoenaed Apple, Microsoft For Data On Rivals’

Trump ‘Subpoenaed Apple, Microsoft For Data On Rivals’

Apple changes rules for responding to government data requests after previous administration used subpoenas to gather data on rival Democratic…

4 years ago
NHS Patient Database Plan To Proceed Despite ProtestsNHS Patient Database Plan To Proceed Despite Protests

NHS Patient Database Plan To Proceed Despite Protests

Government to activate centralised NHS Digital database of patient records next month in spite of criticism over lack of public…

4 years ago
The New Normal of Cyber SecurityThe New Normal of Cyber Security

The New Normal of Cyber Security

The leaked memo from Facebook that defines the 'normalising' data leaks is a worrying development. In this feature, we consider…

4 years ago
Silicon UK In Focus Podcast: The Speed of Change: How Fast Are You?Silicon UK In Focus Podcast: The Speed of Change: How Fast Are You?

Silicon UK In Focus Podcast: The Speed of Change: How Fast Are You?

In this week’s podcast we focus on the recently published report ‘The Speed of Change: How Fast Are you’ from…

4 years ago
Clearview AI Sued In California By Immigrant GroupsClearview AI Sued In California By Immigrant Groups

Clearview AI Sued In California By Immigrant Groups

Another legal headache for facial recognition firm Clearview AI to halt use of its tech, despite ban in some Californian…

4 years ago
Silicon UK In Focus Podcast: Digital Services and Digital Markets ActsSilicon UK In Focus Podcast: Digital Services and Digital Markets Acts

Silicon UK In Focus Podcast: Digital Services and Digital Markets Acts

The Digital Services and Digital Markets Acts are new pieces of legislation from the EU. To gain an insight into…

4 years ago
NHS Challenged Over Data Contract With PalantirNHS Challenged Over Data Contract With Palantir

NHS Challenged Over Data Contract With Palantir

Contract between NHS and data mining firm Palantir now at centre of lawsuit filed by UK political website

4 years ago
Disruptors: How Businesses are Using Technology to Radically ChangeDisruptors: How Businesses are Using Technology to Radically Change

Disruptors: How Businesses are Using Technology to Radically Change

The pandemic has thrown businesses into disarray, but can enterprises still use technology to become disruptors in their industry, sector…

4 years ago
Police Delete Database Containing 150,000 RecordsPolice Delete Database Containing 150,000 Records

Police Delete Database Containing 150,000 Records

Police database falls down some stairs. British coppers accidentally delete data on 150,000 people from the Police National Computer

4 years ago

State of ITAM: How Your IT Asset Management Must Evolve

The role of ITAM [IT asset management] and SAM (Software Asset Management) have to change to not only meet compliance…

4 years ago

Neo Factory: The State of Industry 4.0

Industry 4.0 initiatives are transforming factories in a myriad of industries, from aerospace and health care to plastics and shipping.…

4 years ago

Will Privacy Kill the Open Web?

Privacy and how the personal data of individuals is collected, stored, manipulated and shared is governed by GDPR. However, some…

4 years ago

Latest Feature: Intelligent Spaces: Using Smart Cities

The demands from everyone that lives in a city has radically changed over the last decade. Silicon UK considers how…

4 years ago

The Customer of One: How Personalisation is the Key to Long Term Profitability

To maintain loyalty and brand advocacy, how has personalisation evolved? Highly focused data is, of course, needed to create personalised…

5 years ago

Intel Sells NAND Business To SK Hynix For $9 Billion

Acquisition of Intel's NAND business division makes SK Hynix the second largest NAND flash manufacturer in the world after Samsung

5 years ago

The Age of the Paperless Office

We know that Coronavirus can live on surfaces for up to 72 hours. Ideally, we would have a totally electronic…

5 years ago

Cambridge Analytica Not Involved In Brexit Vote, Watchdog Concludes

Investigation by the Information Commissioner's Office of Cambridge Analytica concludes it was not involved in 2016's EU referendum

5 years ago

Is Data the Answer To Business COVID-19 Recovery?

As businesses of all sizes build their strategies for COVID recovery, data will play a vital role. As the commercial…

5 years ago

The Tech Of Health: How Wearable Technology Is the Key To Long-Term Fitness

News that Amazon has moved into the wearable health and fitness area with its Halo Band, Silicon UK considers the…

5 years ago

IBM Hit With Another Age Discrimination Lawsuit

Big Blue once again accused of axing older staff, after another age discrimination lawsuit is filed against grandfather of tech…

5 years ago

COVID Education: How Tech Is Transforming Learning

As schools return, Silicon UK considers how technology has been used to keep students connected to their teachers and, what…

5 years ago

Apple Responds After Spotify Criticises Apple One

Spotify condemns Apple One as anti-competitive behaviour, but Apple insists its subscription service can save customers money

5 years ago

Google Drive Outage In United States

Thousands of Google Drive users across the United States were unable to access the cloud storage platform for a number…

5 years ago