Scottish parliamentarians ‘strongly advised’ to ditch TikTok
MSPs are issued with advice following consultation with National Cyber Security Centre
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Levelling-up plan looks to bring Silicon Valley to Solihull – but broadband ambitions now delayed by five years
Document pledges that three designated ‘innovation centres’ will learn from models of major US tech hubs and universities
Scottish schools partner with tech firms to boost computer science skills
Teachers at 25 schools will work with professionals from the likes of Amazon, PwC and Leidos
NHS Covid Pass: 12- to 15-year-olds offered digital document from Thursday – in time for half-term hols
Minister confirms documentation will be available via the app and NHS.UK website
Covid vaccine programme: NHS signs £9m O2 deal for mobile services
Contract covers a range of services
Edinburgh rolls out iPads to all secondary pupils
About 40,000 devices will be deployed by the end of 2022 in partnership between local authority and tech firm
Consumer regulator seeks £100k leader for algorithm work
CMA created team last year to better understand and oversee the use of automated technologies in business
Home Office to spearhead anti-encryption public comms campaign
Report claims efforts led by advertising firm will aim to stoke concern among parents and could feature public stunts designed to alarm passers-by
NHS app to suggest ‘healthier alternatives’ for parents
Technology will enable users to scan barcodes
MPs criticise Rees-Mogg over ongoing opposition to remote voting
Leader of the House of Commons tells committee that his parliamentary colleagues ‘do not necessarily take electronic voting as seriously’
Digital NHS Covid pass to be offered to 12- to 15-year-olds in ‘early 2022’
Youngest cohort to be offered the vaccine can currently obtain a hard-copy letter
Most departments wipe devices after failed password attempts
FOI responses find that two thirds of government entities reset phones – a practice firmly discouraged by MPs
Are your Christmas presents spying on you?
With many around the country receiving technological gifts, experts from government anti-espionage unit UK NACE explain why smartphones are the ‘perfect eavesdropping devices’
BEIS boss picks communication and use of new technology as key to meeting challenges of 2021
Sarah Munby runs the rule over an unrelenting 12 months
Regulator proposes measures to loosen Apple and Google’s ‘vice-like grip’ on mobile users
CMA calls vendors to make it easier for users to switch between the two platforms
Parliament backs vaccine passports despite 100-strong Tory rebellion
MPs vote through the use of Covid passes
Venues urged to update verifier app as Covid Pass restrictions loom
Nightclubs, concerts, and sports fixtures will be required to check patrons Covid status from Wednesday
Government confirms 2033 shut-off for UK’s 2G and 3G networks
Mobile operators also make commitment to open network architectures
DBS checks to become first service to move to new government-wide login
By spring 2022, process of checking someone’s criminal record will become first of ‘hundreds’ to switch to incoming system
Scotland to accept negative test results as alternative to vaccine passport
Citizens will be able to display email or text confirmation of LFD test
Home Office: Video asylum interviews blighted by tech issues and lack of training, report finds
Immigration watchdog cites IT issues as key contributor to growing delays in asylum decisions
Scotland will not extend vaccine passports to pubs, restaurants and theatres
Government also announces that negative tests will be accepted at large events and nightclubs