Petition against DWP spying in Data Bill nears 200,000
Nearly 200,000 people have signed a petition calling on the Government to ditch its plans to spy on bank accounts…
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DWP snooping powers ‘are cruel, dangerous and illegal’
The Government’s controversial plan to allow the Department for Work & Pensions to access benefits claimants’ bank accounts – included…
Lords back on track in double boost for data reforms
The long-awaited Data Protection & Digital Information Bill appears back on track and could even receive royal assent – and…
‘GDPR for AI’ gets green light as EU passes new Act
The European Union has stolen a march on the regulation of artificial intelligence by passing the AI Act, in a…
Government forced to get extension on data reforms Bill
The Government’s difficulties in getting its data protection reforms over the line and on the statute book have been laid…
Govt’s AI apocalypse fears ‘put UK tech goldrush at risk’
The Government’s obsession with the “AI apocalypse” means the UK could to miss out on the tech goldrush and, much like…
Regulator wades into row over ‘data snooping’ by DWP
Information Commissioner John Edwards has stepped into the row over plans to give the Government powers to snoop on benefit…
That was then, this is now… for data protection reforms
This time last year, it appeared that the UK data protection reforms – hailed by Government ministers back in 2021…
‘Never say never’ but Govt resists fresh calls for AI law
The UK Government is sticking to guns on new laws covering artificial intelligence, insisting that it is a case of…
Govt urged to pass data reforms ‘for the sake of SMEs’
The DMA is calling on the Government to get the data protection reforms through Parliament “without hesitation”, citing a new…