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EU Looks To Take Lead On Industrial DataEU Looks To Take Lead On Industrial Data

EU Looks To Take Lead On Industrial Data

Data and AI strategy set for launch this week advances bloc's efforts to build industrial data powerhouse while fending off…

5 years ago
ICO Children’s Data Rules Meet With Divided ResponseICO Children’s Data Rules Meet With Divided Response

ICO Children’s Data Rules Meet With Divided Response

Upcoming regulations hailed as a pioneering step to protect children's data online, but some fear they could favour big tech…

5 years ago
Most Website Consent Mechanisms ‘Illegal’ Under GDPRMost Website Consent Mechanisms ‘Illegal’ Under GDPR

Most Website Consent Mechanisms ‘Illegal’ Under GDPR

Study finds websites' consent platforms largely fail to comply with data protection rules, and may even incentivise 'illegal configurations'

5 years ago
Apple ‘Working On Secret Satellite Data Project’Apple ‘Working On Secret Satellite Data Project’

Apple ‘Working On Secret Satellite Data Project’

iPhone maker hiring engineers to develop satellite data tech, potentially allowing it to link iPhones direclty to satellite data services

5 years ago
EU Queries News Publishers On Google Data PracticesEU Queries News Publishers On Google Data Practices

EU Queries News Publishers On Google Data Practices

European Commission asks news publishers for details on how Google collects user data from their sites as it launches online…

5 years ago
Vodafone Bug Lands Users With Huge Roaming ChargesVodafone Bug Lands Users With Huge Roaming Charges

Vodafone Bug Lands Users With Huge Roaming Charges

Users outside the UK left unable to make calls or use data after 'technical error' lands them with bills into…

6 years ago
Adobe, Microsoft, SAP Demonstrate First Open Data SystemAdobe, Microsoft, SAP Demonstrate First Open Data System

Adobe, Microsoft, SAP Demonstrate First Open Data System

The Open Data Initiative, announced last autumn to create a common data model for customer data, could pose a competitive…

6 years ago
TfL Begins Collecting Data On Tube Passengers This WeekTfL Begins Collecting Data On Tube Passengers This Week

TfL Begins Collecting Data On Tube Passengers This Week

The anonymous tracking data is to be used to help passengers avoid congestion and improve transport policy

6 years ago
Second Hand Drives On eBay Still Hold Personal DataSecond Hand Drives On eBay Still Hold Personal Data

Second Hand Drives On eBay Still Hold Personal Data

Report reveals worryingly amounts of personal data still held on second hand drives for sale

6 years ago
Study Of Pre-Installed Android Software Finds Privacy ‘Wild West’Study Of Pre-Installed Android Software Finds Privacy ‘Wild West’

Study Of Pre-Installed Android Software Finds Privacy ‘Wild West’

Pre-installed apps collect a wide range of information and send it to remote servers with little oversight or control, finds…

6 years ago
Quora Mega-Breach Could Open Users To Targeted ScamsQuora Mega-Breach Could Open Users To Targeted Scams

Quora Mega-Breach Could Open Users To Targeted Scams

The hack exposed personal data on 100 million users, as well as information from linked accounts such as Google, Facebook…

6 years ago
Public Ranks Digital NHS Services Last In Spending StudyPublic Ranks Digital NHS Services Last In Spending Study

Public Ranks Digital NHS Services Last In Spending Study

Cancer care, staff retention and mental health considered most important for budget increase spending, with access to digital services at…

6 years ago
Google To Take Over Controversial NHS AppGoogle To Take Over Controversial NHS App

Google To Take Over Controversial NHS App

The search and advertising giant is accused of 'trust demolition' after announcing that it plans to take direct control of…

6 years ago
British, Canadian Parliaments Join Forces To Put Pressure On ZuckerbergBritish, Canadian Parliaments Join Forces To Put Pressure On Zuckerberg

British, Canadian Parliaments Join Forces To Put Pressure On Zuckerberg

The two parliaments are to hold a joint session on misinformation at the end of November, and are eager for…

6 years ago
Facebook May Use Data From Portal Video Device To Target AdvertsFacebook May Use Data From Portal Video Device To Target Adverts

Facebook May Use Data From Portal Video Device To Target Adverts

Facebook says Portal was designed with privacy in mind — but that's not necessarily so for the Facebook Messenger infrastructure…

6 years ago

Government Sets £9m Competition For UK Digital Health Projects

New competition looks for tech to solve health issues — including privacy questions around the exploitation of sensitive patient data

7 years ago

Microsoft, SAP, Adobe To Back Common Data Model

Ignite 2018: The proposed standardised model could make it easier to carry out large-scale analytics on customer data drawn from…

7 years ago

Police Figures Cite Cybercrime, Digital Data As Top Concern

An exponential surge in data and a decentralised structure are making cyber-policing increasingly difficult

7 years ago

Facebook Denies Claims Mobile Data Sharing Broke Privacy Pledges

Facebook shared users' data with more than 60 mobile device makers without gaining their consent, New York Times claims

7 years ago

ICANN ‘To Deliver Temporary GDPR Plan’ As Deadline Looms

The internet oversight body says a temporary scheme is on the way 'in the next few days'

7 years ago

Proposal Gives EU Judges Power To Demand Data Across Borders

The 'e-evidence' law would force tech firms to hand over data within as little as six hours

7 years ago

Zuckerberg Apologises Over Facebook Data Row In Congress Testimony

Facebook's chief executive has apologised over the company's data 'mistakes' as he prepares to answer questions before Congress

7 years ago

Bristol To Develop Smart Operations Centre Data Services

The council wants to use data gathered by the new Smart City Operations Centre to improve urban services

7 years ago

US Regulator To Probe Facebook Over Data Concerns

News of the latest investigation has wiped 5 percent off Facebook's share price, as the Cambridge Analytica data row continues…

7 years ago

London Authority Seeks Views On Personal Data And ‘Smart London’

The public survey will look for opinions on how personal data should be exploited, in the wake of earlier data…

7 years ago

Government Industrial Strategy Targets AI, Data And Self-Driving Cars

The government's industrial plan aims to put the UK at the 'forefront' of AI and autonomous vehicles, backed by mass…

7 years ago

Dreamforce 2017: Salesforce Names Google As ‘Preferred’ Cloud Partner

Salesforce will use Google cloud infrastructure for overseas expansion and will link its tools to Google's cloud apps, a year…

7 years ago

NHS Launches API Lab To Promote Health Sector Data Exchange

NHS Digital is to collaborate with the supplier-led INTEROPen group on the development of APIs for exchanging health data

7 years ago

Microsoft Ends ‘Gag Order’ Lawsuit Against US Government

Microsoft said the US Department of Justice has changed its policy in the use of data search warrants accompanied gag…

7 years ago

Transport For London’s Open Data ‘Adds £130m A Year To Economy’

The open data improves transportation network efficiency while creating economic opportunities and directly supporting hundreds of jobs

8 years ago