‘Cyberattackers are doing the same things over and over – and too often getting through’
National Cyber Security Centre chief celebrates achievements of past year but stresses work still to be done
DIT sets aside £2m to fund crack data-science policy squad
Department looks to bring in specialist team
Minister clarifies death-penalty clause in UK-US data-sharing agreement
Government will be able to decide ‘on a case-by-case’ basis whether to grant permission for UK...
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The messaging service’s product manager discusses how it plans to expand
Law Commission to recommend legal reforms for online harassment
Statutory body asked to conduct a secondary review of internet abuse law
ICO slaps record £183m fine on British Airways for GDPR breach
Airline facing massive penalty after incident in which regulator claims the personal data of 500,000 customers was compromised
Damning report questions accuracy and lawfulness of Met Police facial recognition trials
Force expresses disappointment in ‘negative and unbalanced’ tone of report it commissioned
Serco assents to £20m fine for fraud after probe into MoJ electronic tagging scandal
Company’s CEO says he is ‘mortified and angry’ about actions of predecessors
Universal Credit programme seeks lead data scientist
DWP offers £84,000 in bid to recruit senior data professional
National Archives launches online repository for Brexit law
Organisation unveils two new digital services following 'a monumental piece of work'
ICO strategy focuses on public awareness and FOI reform
Regulator publishes Openness by Design three-year plan
HMRC apologises for ‘technical issues’ with Making Tax Digital direct debits
Problems affected ‘a very small number’ of the 350,000 businesses now signed up for digital platform, according to perm sec
Government to trial scheme to record citizens’ internet connections
Ability to compel telecoms firms to gather data was introduced in Investigatory Powers Act
Government usage of data registers shoots up
Data shows more and more services are accessing data sets
Windrush scandal showed dangers of bad data, says watchdog
NAO criticises government for tolerating and working around poor data
GDS chief Cunnington moves to new body 'promoting UK government services to the world'
International Government Service role a "fantastic opportunity to build on our achievements at GDS", Cunnington says
The digital fight needs political might
The case for transformation could do with more high-profile Westminster backers, according to PublicTechnology editor Sam Trendall
Report reveals massive spike in Home Office data breach reporting following GDPR
New legislation saw the department recording and reporting many more incidents
DCMS and Cabinet Office to create joint Digital Identity Unit
Work also begins on developing a framework for identity products after Verify enters private ownership
National Data Strategy issues call for evidence
Input sought across various areas related to how data could benefit people, government and the economy
Dorset Council offers £112k for digital and change chief
Authority seeks leader to oversee transformation of tech estate and digital services
London heralds ‘new era of digital transformation’ for borough councils
Group representing all councils in the capital launches the London Office of Technology and Innovation
Government to trial ‘noise cameras’ to crack down on loud vehicles
Technology will measure sound levels to try and identify law-breakers