Parliament to open inquiry into data security following TalkTalk breach
MPs to look at the 'nature, role and importance of encryption' at the same time
The Culture, Media and Sport Committee is to open an inquiry into the security of online data following the TalkTalk cyber attack at the end of October in which the personal details of more than a million...
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