UK councils urged to prepare for GDPR now
Some of the changes could be onerous and problematic, warns Socitm's Dr Andy Hopkirk
Councils have been urged to review their information governance arrangements and prepare for the incoming General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) now. The Society of Information Technology Management...
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EU reveals proposals to regulate AI technology
AI systems that pose a clear threat, including those that manipulate human behaviour, opinions or decisions or enable 'social scoring' will be prohibited under the guidelines
Facebook data leak incident: Irish regulator must step up to the plate, says French minister
If not, France will 'have to draw some conclusions about the European data protection framework'
Irish regulator opens GDPR inquiry into Facebook data leak
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Thank Zuck it's Friday #9 - Home Office 'super database', the software reseller claiming £270m from Microsoft and social media data breaches
This week on the IT news podcast the team discusses the Home Office's 'super database' on race, health and biometrics, the British software reseller bringing at £170m claim against Microsoft and the recent data breaches involving both Facebook and LinkedIn....
British software reseller files £270 million antitrust court action against Microsoft
ValueLicensing alleges that Microsoft pressurises customers not to sell unused Windows and Office licences, to the detriment of the secondhand market
