Category: Industry News
News and information from the Advent IM team.
Police in England and Wales taking ‘excessive personal data’ from mobile phones
- by Ellie Hurst
- Industry News
Information commissioner says victims and witnesses could be put off reporting crimes and calls for new code. Read story by Owen Bowcott in The Guardian.
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‘Extremely unfortunate data breach’ at Cambridge University clinical school affects over 300 students
- by Ellie Hurst
- Industry News
The accidental breach, which exposed some students’ reasons for intermission and their disabilities, will be reported to the Information Commissioner’s Office. Read story by Joe Cook in Varsity
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One in three Britons targeted by scammers since the start of coronavirus crisis, Citizens Advice reveals
- by Ellie Hurst
- Industry News
Legal charity has seen a 19 per cent spike in the number of visitors coming to its website in recent months looking for advice from experts. Read story by Dev Kundaliya in Computing.
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UK’s post-Brexit data deals ‘will go further than EU ever could’
- by Ellie Hurst
- Industry News
The government sets out a four-pronged approach to the free flow of data and data localisation with Asia-Pacific nations. Read story by Keumars Afifi-Sabet in ITPro
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Babylon Health admits GP app suffered a data breach
- by Ellie Hurst
- Industry News
Babylon Health has acknowledged that its GP video appointment app has suffered a data breach. The firm was alerted to the problem after one of its users discovered he had been given access to dozens of video recordings of other patients’ consultations. Read story by By Leo Kelion , Technology desk editor – BBC
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Track trace fraud alert
- by Ellie Hurst
- Industry News
SCAMMERS are finding it ‘blisteringly easy’ to pose as coronavirus contact tracers, experts said yesterday. Anyone armed with a ‘simple app and zero technical knowhow’ can make it appear as if they are calling from the official number that is being used by the new team of NHS trackers. Read story by Dominic Yeatman in […]
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Coronavirus: researchers no longer need consent to access your medical records
- by Ellie Hurst
- Industry News
You may not know it, but if you live in the UK and have contacted the NHS with any coronavirus-related health concerns, your data is now being used for research. Read this story by Stephen Khan in The Conversation.
Read MoreNCA launches UK ad campaign to divert kids searching for cybercrime tools
- by Ellie Hurst
- Industry News
The UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) has launched a new advertising campaign designed to divert young people searching for cybercrime services to white hat alternatives. Read the story by Charlie Osborne for ZDNet
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Trading Standards squad targets anti-5G USB stick
- by Ellie Hurst
- Industry News
Trading Standards officers are seeking to halt sales of a device that has been claimed to offer protection against the supposed dangers of 5G via use of quantum technology. Image Pen Test Partners via BBC Read story via BBC
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Northern Ireland customers sue EasyJet after major data breach
- by Ellie Hurst
- Industry News
EasyJet is to be sued by customers in Northern Ireland impacted by a major data breach, it emerged on Monday. Read story by Alan Erwin in the Belfast Telegaph
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