‘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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Labour reports departed MP to information commissioner on data breach claim
Party alleges that Joan Ryan's actions breached GDPR and the Data Protection Act
London to trial on-demand buses
Borough of Sutton to conduct 12-month experiment with flexible routes and app-based booking
Departments that lag on FOI responses could be named and shamed
Information commissioner indicates that regulator intends to get tougher on enforcement in the coming months after noticing ‘slippage’ in release of data
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Government data ethics body to focus on bias and micro-targeting
Chair of CDEI also encourages public sector to ‘use AI in ways that delight the citizen’
Five ways councils can use data to improve services
Local authorities could benefit from the use of analytics and AI, according to Andy Barrow of ANS Group
MPs slam Facebook as report calls for ‘radical shift in balance of power’
Select committee concludes 18-month inquiry with damning words for Mark Zuckerberg
‘We have only scratched the surface’ – Estonia’s CIO on what’s next for the world’s most celebrated digital nation
PublicTechnology talks to Siim Sikkut about why data embassies and ‘invisible services’ are key to country’s technological future
Public ethics body to examine Home Office data use
BFEG asked to provide oversight of department’s use of ‘large and complex data sets’
Hancock aims to replace letters with emails across NHS
Health secretary reveals email will be opened up to allow use of ‘any secure email provider’
West Midlands ‘shifts focus’ of digital leadership on back of 5G plans
Plans for chief digital officer are shelved but authority remains focused on ‘embedding digital capability’ across the organisation
ICO fines Brexit campaign group £120k over data breaches and plans further audit
Leave.EU hit with penalty by regulator as NCA investigation continues
MoJ IT issues ‘affected all court sites across England and Wales’
Minister reveals that 362 HMCTS sites were ‘intermittently’ impacted by loss of network access
DBS stops sending electronic copies of sensitive documents after ‘issues’ with redaction software
Organisation indicates that faults were quickly detected and ‘there is no evidence of any security compromise'
ICO calls for outsourcers to adhere to FOI rules
External providers of public services should be asked to comply with freedom of information laws, believes Elizabeth Denham
Government launches £5m digital health fund for UK SMEs
Innovate UK will support projects in areas such as AI and virtual reality
HMRC voice ID scheme sees 160,000 opt-outs
But numbers continue to grow to total of seven million
MoJ back online but will ‘take time to return to normal’
Department working with suppliers to try and ‘ensure ongoing stability’
French regulator slaps Google with €50m GDPR fine
Search giant given hefty penalty after complaint in relation to personalised advertising
Armed Forces and NHS Digital explore electronic transfer of GP records
Army hopes that recruitment process can be sped up by improved data sharing