All articles by Naomi Owen – Page 2
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NewsUK Online Safety Bill may have implications for freedom of expression and privacy, says digital rights Group
The UK Online Safety Bill may have “implications for freedom of expression and privacy” as private messaging may fall within the scope of the regulatory framework, a digital rights group has warned.
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NewsNew index puts Belgium, Norway and the US top for data transparency during pandemic
A new report ranks 100 countries in order of their data transparency and reliability during the pandemic, Belgium ranked best overall followed by Norway and the US.
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NewsIrish watchdog fines Twitter €450,000 in first cross-border GDPR penalty
The Irish Data Protection Commissioner has fined Twitter €450,000, making the tech firm the first case of an EU cross-border GDPR penalty.
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NewsFacebook to transfer legal oversight of UK users’ data from EU to US post-Brexit
Facebook will be “transferring legal responsibilities and obligations” for UK users from Facebook Ireland to its California headquarters.
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NewsNew UK digital markets watchdog could impose data requirements on powerful tech companies
A proposed new UK regulatory regime to promote competition in digital markets could impose data interoperability and access requirements on big tech companies, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has suggested.
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NewsEnd-to-end encryption should not apply to children’s accounts, Commissioner says
End-to-end encryption of electronic communications should not apply to children’s accounts, the Children’s Commissioner in the UK has said.
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NewsManchester United network suffers “sophisticated” internal cyber attack
On Friday, Manchester United announced that a “sophisticated operation by organised cyber criminals” had occurred. An investigation is underway, but the club said they did not believe that any personal data belonging to employees or customers had been accessed. Impacted systems were immediately shut down to contain the attack.
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NewsThe FTC settles with Zoom after the company ‘misled’ users over encryption and surveillance
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced a settlement with Zoom, after the company “misled users by touting that it offered ‘end-to-end, 256-bit encryption’ and remote video surveillance.”
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NewsTwitter inches closer to first cross-border GDPR penalty
Twitter is inching closer to becoming the subject of the Irish Data Protection Commission’s first major cross-border GDPR decision.
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NewsTim Berners-Lee launches enterprise-friendly decentralised web platform in move to ‘restore power on the web’
Tim Berners-Lee has launched an enterprise-friendly decentralised web platform using the open-source technology, Solid, to “restore power” on the web.
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NewsCISA issues Emergency Directive in response to supply chain attack on US agencies
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued an Emergency Directive in response to a supply chain attack on US agencies
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NewsAmazon launches ‘data for cash’ scheme in the US
Amazon has launched a new data for cash scheme called Amazon Shopper Panel where users can volunteer their shopping habit data for rewards.
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AnalysisTrust, privacy and combatting crime: the tech behind Singapore’s facial recognition ID scheme
Singapore is to become the first government in the world to grant citizens access to services online using facial verification and UK-based provider iProov has won the contract. FinCrime Report speaks to the firm’s founder Andrew Bud about the technology and issues of privacy, anti-money laundering, security and trust.
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NewsA third of data breaches next year will be caused by insider incidents, report predicts
One in three data breaches in 2021 will come from insider incidents, according to new research from market analysts Forrester.
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NewsUK National Cyber Security Centre investigating ‘serious’ cyber attack on Hackney Council
Council officers have been working closely with the National Cyber Security Centre to investigate an attack affecting Hackney Council’s IT systems.
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NewsThe UK’s Department for Education ‘failed to protect children’s data’, ICO finds
A National Pupil Database held by the UK’s Department of Education had ‘no formal proactive oversight’ to protect children’s data, the Information Commissioner’s Office has found.
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NewsAirbnb admits to ‘technical issue’ that resulted in exposure of users’ private messages
The internal leak exposed Airbnb hosts’ personally identifiable information (PII) to other users.
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FeaturePreparing for the cybercrime challenge: tips from a former FBI agent
Few have witnessed the developments in cybercrime unfold over the past 20 years as closely as Jeff Lanza. The former FBI agent has followed the progression of white-collar crime since the 1980s and has seen first-hand how investigations went from being all about catching gangsters operating in the physical world, to catching online hackers in just a matter of years.
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NewsUK government announces new verification powers for Companies House in AML plan
The UK’s official company register will be required to verify company directors’ identities before they can be appointed, under plans announced by the government.
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NewsFinCEN proposes change to US banking AML requirements
The US Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has proposed changes to anti money laundering (AML) requirements to make risk-assessments an explicit obligation for financial institutions.
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