By Chris Baraniuk, Technology reporter The “live” surveillance of British web users’ internet communications has been proposed in a draft technical paper allegedly prepared by the government. If made law,…
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Brexit vote site may have been hacked, MPs say in report
A voter registration site that crashed in the run-up to last year’s EU referendum could have been targeted by a foreign cyber attack, MPs say. The “register to vote” site…
Cybersecurity Experts Slam Government Digital Strategy
New strategy not winning industry over. By Phil Muncaster Industry experts have criticized the government’s newly launched Digital Strategy for failing to address the chronic cybersecurity skills shortages experienced by…
Tech Firms Urge Government to Cut Encryption Red Tape
Export procedures significantly more “liberal” in other countries. By Phil Muncaster Technology trade association techUK has called on government ministers to cut export red tape on products incorporating encryption in…
Whitehall’s identity crisis: HMRC and Verify
Verify is the flagship of the Government Digital Service (GDS). It’s an online identity system designed to let citizens securely access all sorts of public services with ease. But now…
EU data retention ruling goes against UK government
The UK government says it is “disappointed” after the European Court of Justice said the “indiscriminate” collection of data was against EU law. EU judges said communications data could only…