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ICO examines use of personal data in government anti-disinformation work
Data watchdog says it will be asking questions of departments following ‘information that has now come to light’
Major ‘productivity review’ to look for public sector tech opportunities
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt launches scrutiny exercise
Report warns on £1.5bn extra customer costs for Making Tax Digital and millions of records on HMRC legacy systems
National Audit Office says that tax agency needs to prepare a new business case or risk further...
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Sunak and Biden agree transatlantic data bridge
Leaders announced agreed-in-principle initiative as part of trade partnership
Scottish parliamentarians sign up for service to track online personal threats
Tool will run on a trial basis for a year
Data watchdog urges against further FoI exemptions
Information commissioner warns MPs of risks of absolving agencies of transparency requirements
Home Office preps Plan B to ensure continuity of UK police database
Department says that work to deliver replacement of 50-year-old system is on track but that it is ‘prudent’ to create a contingency plan
Braverman proposes surveillance law update to give authorities more sway over telecoms firms
Tweaks to Investigatory Powers Act could require companies to provide data even before appeals are settled and alert authorities to technical updates
No backup for Boris? Ex-PM to hand over WhatsApp messages – minus missing year
Documents released by Cabinet Office reveal that 16 months of messages were lost after prime minister switched phones
DfT declines review of undigitised DVLA processes for citizens with health conditions
MPs found that ‘inefficient’ manual processes contributed to a pandemic backlog of driving licence applications from those with notifiable medical needs
Ex-intelligence chief ‘appalled’ at ministers’ use of private messages
Former GCHQ and Home Office leader David Omand expresses disapproval of use of WhatsApp and other platforms for government business
NHS app: Local bodies required to offer patients choice of treatment providers
Citizens will be presented with details of five or more hospitals or other options
ICO urges Capita customers to ‘check their position’ after 90 organisations report data breaches
Technology services firm has revealed two data-compromising incidents in recent week
Consultation reveals widespread opposition to proposed data-sharing laws for government login system
Overwhelming majority of respondents voice disapproval but government will press on with plans to bring forward legislation
UK aid watchdog reveals difficulties caused by FCDO’s ‘dysfunctional’ IT systems
ICAI annual report says it has been stymied in its ability to recruit people or pay contractors following departmental merger
MoJ reprimanded by ICO after ‘bags of confidential documents’ exposed for over two weeks
Sensitive data was left unsecured in prison holding area, according to data watchdog
ONS seeks new data source on UK firms’ overseas owners
Statistics agency looks to establish a single unified partnership
Interview: CDDO chief Lee Devlin on the ‘move from being disruptive to collaborative’
In the first of a series of exclusive interviews, the head of government’s ‘Digital HQ’ talks to PublicTechnology about the Central Digital and Data Office’s work to unlock £8bn of digital investment, engage with departmental leaders, and deliver definitively great services
Lancashire Police faces no ICO action over Nicola Bulley case – but forces reminded of data-protection responsibilities
Regulator issues advice for law enforcement after concluding investigation into high-profile disappearance
Rochford District Council pins data breach on Capita’s ‘unsafe storage’
Authority claims it is taking ‘swift and decisive action’ in response to incident it claims affected several councils
HMRC finds strong support for online Child Benefit claims – but ‘digital by default’ would cause problems for one in five users
Department publishes findings of study conducted ahead of planned digitisation initiative
Cabinet Office has striven to become anti-fraud leader, leader says
Permanent secretary Alex Chisholm tells MPs that his department has adopted new measures and worked to increase skills
NHS urges practices to adopt online GP registration
Six in seven practices have yet to join digital service launched nine months ago
Public-health agency to continue using mobile-network data to track population movement
UKHSA signs deals with BT and O2 to provide insights into ‘behavioural changes post-pandemic’