Category: ComputerWeekly

IT Sustainability Think Tank: Carbon accounting and the changing regulatory landscape
07
Jul
2023

IT Sustainability Think Tank: Keeping on top of the regulatory landscape

Enterprises are under pressure, or even mandated, to incorporate either Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directives (CSRD) or Streamlined Energy and Carbon…

Privacy campaigners call for UK data adequacy to be revoked
06
Jul
2023

Privacy campaigners call for UK data adequacy to be revoked

The UK government’s upcoming data bill will turn the country into a “leaky valve” that would undermine the data rights…

Home Office pushes for more police facial-recognition deployments
06
Jul
2023

Biometrics watchdog calls for public space surveillance review

The government must conduct a review of public space surveillance in the UK, according to biometrics and surveillance camera watchdog,…

TSB calls on Meta to intervene and protect users from fraud losses of £250m this year
06
Jul
2023

Meta’s Threads hits app stores, but no EU launch in sight

Social media platform Meta has launched its Twitter competitor, Threads, in the UK and US, with a concerted push to…

Schneider Electric makes bid to acquire Atos Group's EcoAct sustainability consultancy business
06
Jul
2023

Schneider Electric makes bid to acquire Atos Group’s EcoAct sustainability consultancy business

Schneider Electric has entered into exclusive negotiations with Atos Group about acquiring its environmental consultancy arm, EcoAct, as part of…

Former Fujitsu IT chief evidence postponed after late Post Office disclosure
06
Jul
2023

Former Fujitsu IT chief evidence postponed after late Post Office disclosure

An evidence hearing for a key witness in the Post Office Horizon scandal inquiry has been postponed, after “significant” evidence…

Public inquiry hears how Post Office security withheld evidence from people it suspected of theft
06
Jul
2023

Public inquiry hears how Post Office security withheld evidence from people it suspected of theft

The Post Office security department deliberately held back information on potential evidence that could support the cases of subpostmasters being…

Germany: European Court of Justice hears arguments on lawfulness of EncroChat cryptophone evidence
05
Jul
2023

Germany: European Court of Justice hears arguments on lawfulness of EncroChat cryptophone evidence

The European Court of Justice has heard legal arguments from EU member states whether electronic communications obtained by an international…

IT Sustainability Think Tank: Carbon accounting and the changing regulatory landscape
05
Jul
2023

IT Sustainability Think Tank: Getting a handle on greenhouse gas emissions regulations

Enterprise sustainability practices are coming under close scrutiny from clients, consumers, governments, and regulators. IT companies, and organisations with IT…

UK-US Atlantic Declaration bolsters tech and data collaboration
05
Jul
2023

Google research highlights UK economic benefits of widespread AI adoption

Artificial intelligence (AI) technologies could boost the UK economy to the tune of £400bn by the year 2030 by making…

UK public increasingly concerned over NHS data sovereignty
05
Jul
2023

UK public increasingly concerned over NHS data sovereignty

A series of damaging cyber incidents in which data was stolen or leaked from NHS organisations seems to have done…

IT contractors urged to check umbrella payslips as two firms caught making unlawful deductions
04
Jul
2023

IT contractors urged to check umbrella payslips as two firms caught making unlawful deductions

IT contractors engaged via umbrella companies are being urged to ensure they understand their pay slips after two firms were…