It is hardly informed consent

The UK's Information Commissioner, Elizabeth Denham, is to ask data protection and privacy regulators across the G7 (Group of Seven) to join forces to consider a solution to nuisance cookie pop-ups.

GDPR exposed holes

Almost half (43 percent) of UK organisations have reported a data breach (actual or potential) to the ICO since GDPR came into effect, according to a survey run by Apricorn.

Not happy at the way it uses data

Britain’s competition watchdog is planning a formal competition investigation into e-commerce company Amazon.

More than three million have cut the cord in the last five years 

More than three million households in Britain have ditched their home phone in the last five years.

Needs to end network constipation 

The UK is set to create the conditions for BT to invest billions of pounds in rolling out full fibre broadband nationwide by giving it flexibility on the pricing of its fastest services for the long term.

Massive sums of public cash to be flushed down the loo

The Commons Public Accounts Committee warns that massive sums of public money could be wasted on an expensive digital transformation plan for the NHS.

Have they looked down the back of the sofa?

Security hardware maker Apricorn has released a report indicating that UK government departments have lost or had stolen more than 1,000 devices in the past year. 

Hauser wants Boris to interfere

One of ARM's co-founders has started a campaign to get the UK government  to interfere in the deal to flog the outfit to Nvidia.

Multi-billion pound law suit

Search engine outfit Google faces a multibillion-dollar lawsuit in the UK over claims that YouTube routinely breaks privacy laws by tracking children online.

Mind the Gap

The latest research by Hays Learning found employers have struggled to fill one third of vacancies due to a lack of digital competency.