Lords grill TikTok over Russia relationship
Social media firm denies giving any special treatment to the Kremlin in parliamentary hearing
Settled status: NHS, and government systems can cross-check records to reduce burden on digitally excluded, minister claims
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MI5 warns of thousands of attempts to spy on civil servants via ‘malicious’ online profiles
Officials advised that hostile states use LinkedIn and other sites
‘Miserable record of exorbitantly expensive digital programmes’ – MPs hammer Home Office
Report into Digital Services at the Border scheme finds inability to identify and solve problems
Home Office supplier spending on immigration casework tool nears £30m
Accenture wins two more contracts totalling £5m-plus
Northern Irish business leaders voice ‘grave concerns’ over HMRC border IT systems
Industry representatives anxious about customs and goods-movement services
Government immigration advisers flag concerns over availability of data
Chair of Migration Advisory Committee calls for more timely information
Government to spend up to £20m on ‘border flow’ contract with CIA-backed big data firm Palantir
Deal will see tech company given access to data from a range of government departments
HMRC sets out plan for £5m rollout of EU-wide import IT system
The Import Control System 2 will be rolled out in three phases over 16 months
Policy on public sector use of US cloud under review as uncertainty grows over post-Brexit data transfers
GDS and NHS Digital asked to review policies after collapse of Privacy Shield agreement and ongoing lack of data adequacy status with EU
MPs tell Home Office to improve data or ‘the next scandal is around the corner’
Damning report from PAC finds that department has ‘no idea’ about outcomes of its enforcement activities
The coronavirus ‘infodemic’: truth and conspiracy online
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‘Our adversaries are investing in AI’, warns military intelligence chief
Russia and China are increasingly operating in a ‘grey zone between war and peacetime’, according to the government
Ministerial caricatures, presidential letters, and overseas stamps – FCDO lifts lid on 300 years of documents
The newly created department has published a full inventory of the nearly 10,000 paper documents that form its archive
UK’s ‘next cyber crisis’ likely to come from mistake or misfortune – outgoing NCSC head
Ciaran Martin believes major security incident is still more likely to come from ‘unintentional consequence’, rather than attackers’ expertise
Government seeks support with multimillion-pound online immigration services programme
Home Office floats £10m deal
Home Office halts use of visa algorithm after legal challenge to ‘racist’ system
JCWI and Foxglove claim victory in legal fight
Trade documents hacked from ex-Cabinet minister’s email account, report claims
Liam Fox’s systems were accessed by suspected Russian hackers, it has been reported
Privacy Shield: government working with ICO to ‘update guidance as soon as possible’
The invalidation of the EU-US data-protection agreement could have major ramifications for UK organisations’ legal responsibilities
Tory MP believes he was victim of ‘state-supported’ cyber campaign after China criticism
Foreign affairs committee chair Tom Tugendhat says false claims and fake press releases were sent to friends and professional contacts
Official Secrets Act set for digital revamp
Law set to be revised to better reflect changes in tech and data
China accused of ‘malicious cyberattacks’ on UK targets
Foreign secretary says he is ‘deeply concerned’ by arrest of two Chinese nationals
Minister defies value-for-money concerns to push ahead with £400m OneWeb buyout
Business secretary Sharma issues ministerial direction after perm sec flags up ‘significant downside risks’ of acquisition of bankrupt firm