GDPR: The death of telemarketing?
An expert panel at a recent Computing event discuss whether telemarketing will still be possible once the GDPR comes into force
Will the impending General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which brings with it the need for consumers to 'opt in' to marketing messaging, spell the end of telemarketing? That question was debated...
Government
Antitrust probe into Google's advertising practices opened by 48 US states
The investigation will focus on Google's dominance of digital advertising but may extend to other areas
NHS to open national artificial intelligence lab to boost medical research
AI lab will connect researchers with tech companies to solve medical and other challenges faced by the NHS
New laws proposed in the US to protect technology supply chains from espionage
New law is intended to crack down on alleged espionage by China against US infrastructure and intellectual property
'Verify' and 'TCEP' programmes deemed unachievable by UK government projects watchdog
Verify and Transforming Compliance Enforcement Programme red-flagged by Infrastructure Projects Authority
Trump concerned about $10bn Pentagon cloud computing contract
Trump could stop JEDI cloud contract over competition concerns as bidding comes down Microsoft versus Amazon