Sources: the UK government wants Apple, Google, and others to block explicit images at the OS level by default to protect kids and have adults verify their ages
Home Office expected to encourage companies to introduce controls — The UK government wants technology companies …
The UK plans to ban public sector and key infrastructure organizations from paying ransoms to ransomware gangs and require others to notify the UK if they pay
targets ‘public sector bodies and operators of critical national infrastructure’ Nidhi Singal / CSO : Interlock ransomware threat expands across the US and Europe, hits healthcare and smart cities Chr...
Emails: some UK Home Office officials lobbied the ICO to act “favorably” towards Facewatch, which is rolling out facial recognition tech across the country
Officials reflected policing minister's enthusiasm to roll out controversial technology across the country, particularly in retail settings X: @allytibbitt , @silkiecarlo , @hare_brain , and @daviddav...
Source: UK Home Office plans to ask the privacy regulator for expanding facial recognition in shops, in contrast to the EU's ban of the tech in public spaces
Covert government strategy to install electronic surveillance in shops raises issues around bias and data, and contrasts sharply with the EU ban to keep AI out of public spaces … Twitter: Edwin Haywar...
The UK government plans to require that migrants convicted of a crime scan their faces up to five times per day on a smartwatch; locations will be tracked 24/7
Home Office and MoJ plans will require migrants convicted of crimes to take photos up to five times a day