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Tech Firms Withhold Data Sharing With Hong Kong
Tech giants pledge pause data sharing with authorities in Hong Kong, after China imposed draconian security law for the territory
Government ‘Planning Removal’ Of Huawei 5G Equipment
Government said to be considering dramatic reversal of earlier 5G plans on new security advice from NCSC, but Huawei calls report ‘speculation’
EU Signals Broader Probe Into Google’s Fitbit Buy
European Commission sounds out Google and Fitbit competitors about competitiona and privacy concerns as regulators increase pressure on big tech companies
Police ‘Crack’ EncroChat Encryption, Resulting In Hundreds Of Arrests
Organised crime around Europe has been dealt a huge blow after authorities cracked the encryption of a messaging system used by criminals
The State of LawTech
What is the current state of LawTech? LawtechUK, will this year, pilot a government-backed LawTech R&D programme – the Lawtech Sandbox – to help accelerate the digital transformation of the UK’s legal sector. What could this mean for businesses and organizations?
Wirecard Munich HQ Searched By Police And Prosecutors
Fintech fraud investigation continues into Wirecard, as German police and prosecutors search bankrupt firm’s Munich headquarters
Immunity Passports: Identifying The Infected
As the UK wrestles with its ability to use technology to trace and track COVID-19 infections, will immunity passports become a reality? Will this technology be able to consider the potential risks and downsides – inclusion vs elitism, protecting vulnerable people, saving lives, privacy and security?
Google To Pay Publishers For ‘High Quality’ News In Three Countries
Regulatory pressure payout? Search engine confirms it will pay some news publishers in certain countries to license news content
Huawei, China Telecom Backed By Chinese Military, US Claims
Twenty leading Chinese firms, including Huawei and China Telecommunications, are either owned by or backed by the Chinese military, US DoD alleges
Wirecard Collapses, Files For Insolvency
German fintech start-up Wirecard has filed for insolvency, becoming the first DAX member to fail after a financing scandal
Google To Delete User Searches, Location Data After 18 Months
Privacy win? Google will automatically delete user’s website searches and visits, as well as some location data, after 18 months
US City In Oregon Pays Ransomware Criminals – Report
Worrying development. The city of Keizer in Oregon has reportedly paid hackers a $48,000 ransom after a crippling ransomware attack
Former Wirecard CEO Released From Jail
Former Wirecard CEO Markus Braun walks free after arrest on Monday for allegedly falsifying the accounts for the German fintech firm
German Financial Regulator Expresses Shock At Wirecard ‘Disaster’
Munich fintech start-up Wirecard says £1.7bn missing from its accounts probably never existed, as cheif executive quits and prosecutors consider arrests
Amazon Records Record 2.3Tbps Denial-Of-Service Attack
Amazon says its AWS Shield mitigated a DDoS attack peaking at 2.3Tbps, far larger than previous assaults, amidst increasing cloud security threats
Russia Unblocks Telegram After Two-Year Ban
Privacy-focused chat app Telegram became more popular than ever in Russia during the ban and is widely used by news media and government agencies
France Upholds Record Google Data Protection Fine
French court upholds earlier £45m penalty on Google for failing to obtain Android users’ consent to use their personal data for personalised ads
NCSC Warns Mobile Operators To Stock Up On Huawei Parts
Security officials warn operators that Huawei may be unable to continue to provide gear following ‘escalating US action’ against the company
Australian PM Warns Of ‘Sophisticated’ Cyber Attack By ‘State-Based’ Actor
Prime Minister Scott Morrison reveals Australia is experiencing cyber attacks across ‘a range of sectors’, with China reportedly the likely culprit
US Pulls Out Of Global Digital Tax Talks
European Union warns it will impose its own digital tax on technology giants, after the United States withdraws from global tax reform negotiations
British Covid-19 Tracing App Adopts Google, Apple Approach
NHS is abandoning its centralised approach and will instead adopt the Google-Apple decentralised model for the delayed Coronavirus tracing app
US Government To Reject Pacific Undersea Cable – Report
Undersea cable funded by Google and Facebook, connecting Los Angeles to Hong Kong, is to be blocked by US over national security concerns
Former Google Boss Eric Schmidt Calls Out Huawei’s ‘Unacceptable Practices’
Eric Schmidt says Huawei does pose national security risk and has engaged in ‘unacceptable acts’, but the Chinese firm denies his accusations
Apple App Store, Apple Pay Hit By EU Antitrust Investigations
Double whammy. Apple now facing two separate official European Commission investigations into its App Store and Apple Pay
EU Rule Change Allows Start-Ups To Access State Aid
European Commission plans to change state aid restrictions that had prevented tech start-ups from participating in government Covid-19 liquidity programmes
Apple’s App Store ‘Facilitates More Than $500bn’ In Trade Worldwide
Apple says App Store facilitates more than half a trillion dollars in worldwide trade, with the lion’s share being physical sales from which it doesn’t take a commission
Amazon Agrees To Make Bezos Available To Congress
Company had previously resisted making Bezos voluntarily available to testify in congressional antitrust probe that also involves Apple, Facebook and Google
US ‘To Allow Companies To Work With Huawei On 5G Standards’
Change comes after earlier US measures against Huawei had backfired, resulting in American companies disengaging from 5G standards processes
Norway Shuts Down Contact Tracing App After Data Warning
Norway’s health authority says it will pause data collection and delete all collected data after country’s data regulator says the app is too invasive