UK government reportedly plans anti-encryption marketing campaign
The UK state’s obsession with end-to-end encryption shows no sign of abating, with a questionable £0.5 million ad campaign set to be launched.
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EU inches forward with quantum network security
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UK virtue signals to US over telecoms plurality and security
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Life360 reportedly sells precise, identifiable location data
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Apple joins the NSO pile-on
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US puts smartphone spyware company NSO on its entity list
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76% of Canadians want Huawei banned from 5G networks
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US and EU kiss and make up over tech collaboration and trade
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Lithuania reckons some Xiaomi phones have hidden censorship tools
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China antagonised by AUKUS Pacific security pact
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BT adds quantum security to hollowcore fibre
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ProtonMail and WhatsApp under pressure over user privacy failings
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Apple puts plans to scan its users’ photos on hold due to backlash
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US government co-opts big tech into cybersecurity initiative
Google, Microsoft, AWS, Apple and IBM have all pledged to collaborate with the US government to improve cyber security.
Uncarrier T-Mobile unable to protect customer data
US operator T-Mobile has confirmed that a hacker has accessed nearly 50 million customer records.
Huawei accused of IP theft and installing a backdoor in public security project
A US cloud software company is suing Chinese vendor Huawei, alleging it stole it intellectual property and installed a backdoor when they collaborated over a project in Pakistan.
Will Apple child safety gift governments the keys to comms?
Apple has caused a stir with its new child safety measures, which other tech firms and privacy advocates say could unwittingly open the door to let governments spy on their citizens.
Eurobites: Iliad gets on board with FiberCop in Italy
Also in today’s EMEA regional roundup: former Royal Mail boss in line for BT chairman role; Nokia wins at Delta Fiber; Brexit’s roaming ramifications.
StarHub the latest to suffer customer data breach
The Singapore telco detected a data dump on a third-party site containing personal information of more than 57,000 of its customers.
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