UK government reckons people love a bit of censorship
The DCMS has commissioned a report that found 7 in 10 adults want social media firms to do more to tackle harmful content. What a surprise.
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Opposition grows to UK’s censorious Online Safety Bill
The UK government claims it wants to make the internet safer by giving itself sweeping censorship powers. A major new analysis adds to widespread condemnation of the move.
UK government said to be latest Pegasus spyware victim
10 Downing Street and the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office are suspected to have been infected with Pegasus spyware, developed by Israeli firm NSO Group.
UK Gov launches Round Three of cyber security skills initiative
The Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has launched a new campaign to attract a broader array of talent into the work of cyber security.
UK government unveils its cunning plan for future telecoms
Some UK officials had a bit of a think about telecoms infrastructure and were so pleased with the outcome they wrote it down and published it.
UK government wants to save us from internet horridness
The UK government has vowed to make a bunch of new laws designed ‘to make sure that the UK is the safest place in the world to be online.’
UK outlines plan for 5G testbed dream on a budget
The UK Government’s Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport has unveiled Urban Connected Communities Project which promises funding to the winning city to drive 5G technology research and deployment.
Internet giants given choice: help fight terrorism or face tax bombardment
The battle between internet giants and government has carried over from 2017 to 2018, as UK Government warns of a tax blitz unless citizen data is opened up to intelligence and enforcement agencies.
UK Gov attempts to modernise telco law with new hire
The UK Government is advertising a new position to ensure telco legislation is modernised following Brexit; knowing about the telco industry is not necessary though.
Apple slows, Snowden secures and RCom saved – what you missed over Xmas
For those who couldn’t find time to check up on the news in between bites of leftover turkey sandwiches, here’s a wrap up of some of the stories you might have missed.
UK gov says nothing much about 5G in 23 page document
The UK government has released another update to its 5G strategy which, once again, doesn’t really say anything of value or that we didn’t know already.
UK government lays out £190 million for FTTH connections
The UK government has launched the Local Full Fibre Network (LFFN) Challenge Fund, a £190 million initiative to stimulate commercial investment in full fibre networks across the UK.
What does the UK Autumn Budget mean to the telco industry?
5G, artificial intelligence and autonomous vehicles; the UK government hasn’t missed a single buzzword in its mission to re-establish its position as a heavyweight in the global economy.
UK government continues quest to ruin the reputation of encryption
Amber Rudd is a woman on a mission, and that mission is to mutilate the reputation of platforms like WhatsApp in the pursuit of the destruction of end-to-end encryption.
10% of FTSE 350 firms lack cyber security plan, but are you surprised
A recent report from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport claims 10% of the UK’s 350 largest firms do not have a response plan in place for a cyber security incident.
UK has a go at new data protection laws and it’s not a bad effort
The UK has unveiled details for its new Data Protection Bill, and while it is largely in line with European Union rules, there is also some substance to it (for once).
UK Government has another run up at encryption
UK Home Secretary Amber Rudd has taken another dim-witted swipe at end-to-end encryption claiming that terrorists are the only ones who care about it.
BT sort of pledges £600m for universal high speed broadband
BT CEO Gavin Hasselhoff Patterson has answered the UK government battle cry for universal high speed broadband with a suitably conditioned statement which could end up meaning absolutely nothing.
What is the UK government’s £400 million fibre investment for?
The government has launched its latest initiative to tackle connectivity across the UK by offering up £400 million for full fibre broadband across the country.
The UK is walking a fine line between security and privacy
Following a couple of horrendous incidents in the UK, politicians are increasingly calling for greater power over the internet in an apparent bid to gradually remove the concept of privacy from the UK.
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