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Government using national security as ‘smokescreen’ in Apple encryption row

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The government is using national security as a “smokescreen” to refuse to disclose how many technical capability notices (TCNs) it has issued to telecoms and internet companies to secretly gain access to users’ encrypted communications and data, and make other modifications to their networks, it was claimed last night. Senior Conservative MP David Davis told…

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WhatsApp seeks to join Apple in legal challenge against Home Office encryption orders

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Encrypted messaging service WhatsApp is seeking to intervene to support Apple in its legal fight to challenge a secret Home Office order that critics say would undermine the privacy and security of its users. WhatsApp’s CEO Will Cathcart has submitted evidence to the Investigatory Powers Tribunal today, raising concerns that the move by the UK…

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MPs to investigate potential for government digital identity scheme

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MPs are to investigate the risks and opportunities of digital identity in the UK, as Labour influencers increasingly call for the introduction of a national scheme. The House of Commons Home Affairs Committee has announced an inquiry into the issues surrounding the use of government-issued digital ID. The move comes as the Department for Science,…

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Sweden gets help pulling its sovereign AI socks up

6 minutes of reading / ABB, AI, Computer, Ericsson, GDPR, HP, Intel, open source, robotics, Tech / By

Financiers picked up the pace of funding in artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure in Sweden last month, after an urgent government AI Commission warned that a lack of private investment was hindering the country’s scientific and economic development.  In the space of a fortnight at the end of May, the nation with one of the least…

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European Commission should rescind UK data adequacy

6 minutes of reading / Apple, Azure, Cloud, Computer, GDPR, Microsoft, Tech, Technology / By

Seven civil society organisations are calling on European Commissioner Michael McGrath to rescind the UK’s data adequacy status, citing major concerns around the country’s ongoing erosion of privacy and data rights. Writing to McGrath in an open letter dated 3 June 2025, the organisations argue that current data handling practices in the UK – in…

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Artificial intelligence to initiate and manage litigations after ‘landmark’ approval

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The regulatory approval of an artificial intelligence (AI)-based legal firm, which can complete a legal claim process with virtually no human involvement, is a “landmark” for an industry ready for change, according to the Solicitors Regulation Authority. Garfield AI, as the company is known, was founded by a technologist and a lawyer with the initial…

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Investigatory powers: Guidelines for police and spies could also help businesses with AI

8 minutes of reading / AI, Computer, Tech / By

Police and intelligence agencies are turning to AI to sift through vast amounts of data to identify security threats, potential suspects and individuals who may pose a security risk. Agencies such as GCHQ and MI5 use AI techniques to gather data from multiple sources, find connections between them, and triage the most significant results for…

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UK’s error-prone eVisa system is ‘anxiety-inducing’

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Technical difficulties mean scores of people living in the UK have no means to reliably prove their immigration status or “right” to be in the country following the Home Office’s transition to an electronic visa (eVisa) system. Those affected by the eVisa system’s technical failings told Computer Weekly, on condition of anonymity, that the entire…

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VMware and Oracle licensing: Time to consider alternatives

5 minutes of reading / Broadcom, Cloud, cloud-native, Computer, containers, Kubernetes, microservices, open source, Oracle, Tech / By

Changes to Java and VMware software licensing that have been rolled out over the past few years have a material impact on the total cost of running existing Java-based enterprise systems. IT decision-makers are having to weigh up the extra costs with the additional cost and potential disruption arising from reengineering enterprise Java applications to…

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DSIT tells Ofcom to prepare to expand regulatory remit to include datacentres

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Preparations are underway for Ofcom to expand its regulatory remit to include datacentres, as the government seeks to harden up the “soft points” in the UK’s cyber defences through the enactment of the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill (CSRB). The revelation emerged during an oral evidence session, overseen by the Science, Innovation and Technology Committee,…

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