Gatwick Airport becomes the first British airport to permanently use facial recognition technology for passenger ID checks. Following numerous self-boarding trials with EasyJet, the technology will allow passengers to walk through security and straight onto an airplane. Passengers who have chosen to opt-in to use the service will have their faces scanned by the technology. […]
Posted on 18th September 2019 .
An online advertising campaign which gathers data on voters may be putting the Conservative party in breach of data protection laws, experts say. The views have been made in reaction to the way the Tories have been collecting information on pro-Brexit voters through a web-based ad campaign, the Guardian reports. The website at the centre […]
Posted on 17th September 2019 .
Oil prices have risen over 20% as a result of two drone attacks on a major facility in Saudi Arabia.
Posted on 16th September 2019 .
EIT Digital, the European digital innovation and entrepreneurial education organisation, is supporting the development of the new programmes. University of London’s Artificial Intelligence Research Centre (CitAI) and Institute for Cyber Security (ICS) will lead two new Doctoral Training Programs (DTPs), supported by the European digital innovation and entrepreneurial education organisation EIT Digital. Starting in the 2019-2020 academic year will be a DTP […]
Posted on 16th September 2019 .
Coming to Dublin’s Convention Centre on 23rd and 24th September 2019, PrivSec Dublin will bring together a global audience of senior decision-makers and privacy specialists to explore the bonds between data privacy and security. As Brexit negotiations continue, confusion lingers over how companies that transfer personal data beyond British shores can continue to do so […]
Posted on 13th September 2019 .
John Lewis has reported a loss for the first half of the year as a result of “difficult” trading conditions and “subdued consumer confidence”.
Posted on 12th September 2019 .
Britain’s representative to a United Nations cyber-security group has spoken out about the need for more money to be directed into cyber defence capacity. The representative also called for greater respect to be paid to international law processes within digital transformation, in an address to the UN Open-Ended Working Group (OEWG) held to develop information and telecommunications […]
Posted on 12th September 2019 .
Musicians have come out in support for a ban on facial recognition technology being used at music gigs and concerts. Rock band, Speedy Ortiz, and former guitarist with Audioslave and Rage Against The Machine, Tom Morello, have teamed up with digital rights group, Fight for the Future, to stand against technology that could be used to […]
Posted on 11th September 2019 .
Nearly 3,000 stores were closed by retailers in the half of 2019, according to the latest figures.
Posted on 11th September 2019 .
The growth of wages in the UK remained strong between May and July despite a slight fall on 11-month highs seen last month, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
Posted on 10th September 2019 .
MINI is likely to cut shifts at its plant in Oxford in the event of a no-deal Brexit, a move which could affect jobs.
Posted on 10th September 2019 .
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has announced that it is to devote resources towards a new initiative designed to help combat the spread of disinformation online. The plans will see the creation of an early warning system for election seasons, when the spread of fake news may pose its biggest risks to democracy and wider […]
Posted on 9th September 2019 .
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