regulation

Broadband Advertising Rule Change Aims To Stop Bogus Speed Claims

Regulator rule change on broadband speed claims in effort to stop consumers being misled by ISP speed claims

7 years ago

MPs Put Pressure On Government For ‘Gig Economy’ Reform

Proposed legislation drafted by two influential select committees would crack down on 'flexible' employers such as Uber and Deliveroo

7 years ago

AWS Sells Chinese Cloud Assets Amid Tightening Regulations

Amazon admits sale will help AWS comply with local regulations introduced earlier this year

7 years ago

ICO Slaps Verso Data Trader With £80,000 Fine

Information Commissioner also warns entire data broking industry over its handling of people's personal data

7 years ago

British Financial Regulator Opens Probe Into Equifax Breach

The Financial Conduct Authority said it has opened an investigation into the breach of 15.2 million UK citizens' records following…

7 years ago

More Than 100 Robotics Pioneers Call On UN TO Ban Killer Robots

An 'arms race' around lethal autonomous weapons would cause widespread instability, warn founders of robotics and AI companies

7 years ago

Kaspersky Lab To Withdraw Microsoft Antitrust Complaint

Kaspersky antitrust complaint to be withdrawn after Microsoft agrees changes for Windows users

7 years ago

Home Secretary Set For Encryption Showdown With US Tech Giants

Amber Rudd travels to the US with warning that tech firms must do more to tackle extremist content and that…

7 years ago

New U.S. Cyber-Security Legislation May Help Reassert Fourth Amendment

New federal legislation could restrict the use of warrantless searches to seize personal data and communications stored on the nation's…

7 years ago

Privacy Crackdown: Russia Bans VPNs And Apple ‘Sides With Censorship’ In China

Privacy advocates criticise the moves as government's seek to tighten their grips on the web

7 years ago

ICO Fines Moneysupermarket.com £80,000 For Spamming Customers

Price comparison site sent out marketing emails to customers who had opted out

7 years ago

Reports Suggest WhatsApp Is Blocked In China

Another example of the Chinese government's ongoing efforts to control the internet

7 years ago

Openreach FTTP Broadband Consultation Invites Others To Invest In ‘Large Scale’ Rollout

Openreach broadband consultation invites government and other providers to look at new investment and funding models for FTTP

7 years ago

Government Presses Ahead With Age Verification Plans For Porn

Visitors to porn websites will be asked to supply credit card information to prove they are 18

7 years ago

Apple Bows To Chinese Regulators With Guizhou Data Centre

The move reportedly comes as part of a $1 billion (£870 million) investment plan for China

7 years ago

Trainline CTO: We’re More Than Ready For ‘Fantastic’ GDPR

Trainline CTO Mark Holt explains to Silicon why he is looking forward to the introduction of new data protection regulations

7 years ago

Facebook Accused of Data Extortion By German Authorities

Facebook will be forced to make technical changes if found guilty of antitrust charges

7 years ago

Telegram Founder Doesn’t Budge On Sharing Of Private Data

Pavel Durov has, however, agreed to officially register the app with Russian authorities

7 years ago

Russian Authorities Blame Telegram For Concealing Terrorist Activities

More pressure placed on Telegram as its end-to-end encryption gives terrorists a place to hide

7 years ago

ECB Cracks Down On Breach Reporting For EU Banks

Banks under the rule of the European Central Bank (ECB) set to face breach notification rules similar to GDPR

7 years ago

Leaked Document Reveals Mystery Tech Firm Challenged NSA Surveillance

This is the first time that a refusal to comply with a government surveillance directive has been made public

7 years ago

Angry UEA Students Criticise University After Confidential Data Leak

Students dismayed after personal information is sent to over 300 colleagues

7 years ago

Google Faces Record-Breaking €1 Billion EU Fine

The fine would be the culmination of a seven year investigation

7 years ago

ICO Raids More Houses As Part Of Nuisance Call Crackdown

Investigation into accident claims calls has been ongoing since May 2016

7 years ago

Infosec 2017: Government Can’t Ignore ‘Technical Realities’ Of Encryption

Issues of encryption and internet regulation both tackled at InfoSecurity Europe 2017

7 years ago

Kaspersky To EU: Microsoft ‘Abuses’ Dominant Cybersecurity Position With Windows 10

Kaspersky Labs complains to the EU, claiming Microsoft deliberately obstructs third party vendors to the detriment of users and security

7 years ago

Election 2017: SNP Make Superfast Broadband & 4G Pledges

SNP focuses mainly on Brexit but there are some strong connectivity promises for Scotland's tech community

7 years ago

Theresa May’s Criticism Of Tech Companies Is ‘Politically Convenient’

Prime minister May has called for more Internet regulation following Saturday's attack, but critics call the reaction short-sighted

7 years ago

US Visa Applicants Face Stricter Vetting With Social Media And Employment Checks

Stricter visa vetting procedures get approval despite facing criticism

7 years ago

GDPR: Why People and Processes Are Just As Important As Tech

No technology can be a silver bullet for next year's GDPR

7 years ago