Elon won't be happy. Australia's House of Representatives passes bill to ban children under-16 years from social media. Senate still to vote
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Australian Senate Grills Lobbyist Over Social Media Failures
Industry group representative faces hostility from Australian Senate ahead of vote on law to ban under-16s from social media platforms
MPs: Government ‘Should Use TikTok’ To Reach Young People
MPs urge government to make more use of social media, including TikTok, to reach young people and combat rampant misinformation
Parliamentarians Call For Ban On Chinese Surveillance Firms
Cross-party group of MPs and Lords calls for ban on widely used Hikvision and Dahua surveillance tech in UK over human rights concerns
Tech Giants Defend Record Against Online Scams
Amazon, eBay, Facebook and Google respond to MPs over their role in facilitating online scams, as fraud activity skyrockets during pandemic
MPs Face Legal Challenge Over Disappearing Messages
Legal challenge seeks to ban ministers from using disappearing messages on apps such as WhatsApp and Signal over transparency fears
Germany Issues Arrest Warrant For Russian Hacker Of Bundestag
GRU Officer Dmitry Badin, who is also wanted in the US for hacking Hillary Clinton's emails, is now wanted by Germany for Bundestag cyberattack in 2015
Boris Johnson Defeats MP Rebellion Over Hauwei Decision
Parliamentary rebellion from a number of Tory MPs over Government decision to allow Huawei limited role in 5G networks has been defeated
Government’s Huawei Decision Faces Parliamentary Inquiry
Commons defence committee now plans to review government's decision to allow Huawei a 5G role, as Conservative rebels seek a complete ban
MPs: No Technical Grounds For Huawei Ban
Committee finds Chinese gear could be safely allowed in some areas of 5G networks, but says there may be 'geopolitical or ethical grounds' to shut Huawei out
NHS Laptop, Mobile Theft Rises Dramatically
Rise in theft of tech from the NHS has prompted warning about cyber risk to patient data
MPs Call For Tax On Social Media Companies
Parliament group calls for regulations to tackle harmful social effects of 'Wild West' online environment, in the latest sign of a tightening regulatory landscape for internet firms
Australian Politicians Hacked By ‘Sophisticated State Actor’
Cyber whodunnit after Prime Minister warns of 'nation state hack' of Australian political parties and parliament
Parliament May Release Seized Facebook Documents Next Week
MP Damian Collins said the internal documents are to be released once they have been stripped of personal information, amidst an ongoing row between Facebook and Parliament
Facebook Documents Seized By British Parliament
Playing hardball. MPs use rare parliamentary powers to seize documents after Zuckerberg refuses to testify
Parliament Finds UK ‘Ill-Prepared’ For Critical Infrastructure Cyber-Threat
Government should appoint a cabinet-level cyber-security minister to take leadership instead of relying on ineffective market forces, report finds
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 Facebook's chief executive to attend
Former Cambridge Analytica CEO Nix Grilled By MPs
Alexander Nix admits obtaining Facebook data from Cambridge researcher in testy exchanges with MPs
Parliament Says Facebook Answers Not Good Enough
Facebook reveals it tracked users with more than 10 million social plug-ins on third-party sites
Facebook To Clearly Label Political Ads
Pledge comes as social network's tech boss is grilled by committee of British MPs
MPs: A Year After WannaCry, NHS Must Take ‘Urgent’ Security Action
The NHS and the government have failed to act on lessons learned from the incident, Public Accounts Committee says
Parliament Publishes Interviews Linking Cambridge Analytica To Leave.EU
Interview transcripts indicate Leave.EU benefited from Cambridge Analytica's work, parliamentary committee says
GCHQ Head: Cyber Threats Now As Dangerous As Spying
GCHQ must become a cyber organisation and make the protection of the 'digital homeland' part of its core mission, Jeremy Fleming has said
Scottish Parliament Confirms Brute Force Cybersecurity Incident
IT systems at Scottish Parliament suffers similar cyber-attack to recent Westminster assault
Scammers ‘Telephoning MPs To Obtain Passwords’
Following the attack on Parliament's network two weeks ago MPs were targeted by scam callers in an effort to obtain passwords
Government Wants Power To Demand Tech Giants Release Encrypted Data
The Technical Capability Notices are to be submitted to ministers for approval
Emergency Services Network Delay Could See Service ‘Turned Off’
The latest ESN delay takes its planned implementation six months beyond the expected obsolescence of the current network
Government Blames Brexit For Digital Strategy Delay
The government said it is working with digital sectors to be able to represent their interests following the EU vote
MPs Tell BT To Up Broadband Investment Or Face Openreach Separation
DCMS select committee says BT is not spending enough on broadband infrastructure and Openreach service levels are suffering
MPs: Draft Investigatory Powers Bill ‘Confusing’
The bill needs further refinements to avoid placing a disproportionate burden on the tech sector, according to a House of Commons committee