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CAA authorises first beyond visual line of sight test flights for drones in UK
West Sussex-based start-up Sees.ai will conduct trials at three locations in the UK
Fin7 sysadmin gets 10-year sentence in US hacking case
The notorious cyber gang has targeted thousands of businesses including restaurants, retailers and gambling firms since emerging in 2014
Aim for user-centricity, says Automation Logic
Keep it simple, advises David Keigher
UK orders national-security probe of Nvidia-Arm deal
It would be appropriate to 'properly consider the national security implications of a transaction like this', says Oliver Dowden
Priti Patel: Facebook encryption plan 'could harm' fight against child abuse
Facebook plans to extend its end-to-end ecryption to its Messenger and Instagram services
Google revises Disclosure Policy to help improve patch adoption
Google's Project Zero will not share technical details of the bug for 30 days if a vendor fixes the vulnerability within a 90-day deadline
Europeans affected by Facebook leak urged to join mass action lawsuit
Irish civil rights group Digital Rights Ireland says affected people could be awarded between €300 and €12,000
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'
Thank Zuck it's Friday #10 - Google as the privacy good guy and Darktrace IPO
One member down this week, the Computing team tackle the latest Test and Trace app bungle and the controversies around Darktrace's now-confirmed IPO
US sanctions six tech firms for supporting Russian intelligence services
Named firms are Positive Technologies, ERA Technopolis, Neobit, Advanced System Technology (AST), Pasit and SVA
Apple announces $200m forestry fund to support projects that sequester CO2
Restore Fund aims to demonstrate viable financial models that can help attract and investment from businesses in forestry protection and restoration efforts worldwide
University of Hertfordshire cancels live online teaching following cyber attack
Hertfordshire the latest in a series of cyber attacks on educational institutions in the UK over the past few months
97 per cent of campaigners want second EGM to clear Nominet board
Nominet's board achieved a confidence rating of just 1.3 out of 10
EU set to ban AI use for 'indiscriminate surveillance'
The draft proposal would also ban algorithms that judge people's trustworthiness based on their social behaviour
US government to announce Russian sanctions in response to cyber attacks
The sanctions will target Russian diplomats in the USA, as well as threatening the country's wider economy by banning the purchase of ruble bonds
Irish regulator opens GDPR inquiry into Facebook data leak
Facebook could face a financial penalty of up to 4 per cent of its $86 billion global revenue
Women in tech: Don't hesitate - nominate!
The Women in Technology Excellence Awards offer a superb opportunity to celebrate the success of women working in the technology sector
Microsoft patches five zero-day bugs in April 2021 Patch Tuesday update
In total, 110 bugs have been fixed
Microsoft to buy Nuance Communications for $19 billion
Microsoft intends to boost its cloud healthcare business with voice recognition deal
Government urged to include 'right to disconnect' in UK Employment Bill
Support for the policy crosses party lines across Labour and Conservative voters
Google's 'Project Bernanke' benefitted the company's own ad-buying system
"If the free market were a baseball game, Google positioned itself as the pitcher, the batter and the umpire"
Apple and Google block NHS Covid-19 app update over privacy issues
Apple and Google's Exposure Notification API specifically disallows asking people to share their location data
Darktrace reveals plan to float in London at the end of the month
The IPO is likely to value the cyber security firm at £2.5-3 billion
Covid results emails may breach GDPR
Messages from the Department of Health and Social Care contain personally identifiable information, warns Kuan Hon
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