BGR

Apple Pulls Advanced Data Protection From The UK After Backdoor Request

A few weeks after the UK government demanded Apple to create a backdoor on users' encrypted iCloud accounts to retrieve the content any Apple user has uploaded to the cloud, Apple decided to pull out Advanced Data Protection from the region. As previously ...
Business Reporter

The UK Data Use and Access Act

The UK GDPR, the Data Protection Act and the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations are being changed by the Data Use and Access Act
TechCrunch

UK revives plan to reform data protection rules with an eye on boosting the economy

A new data bill from the U.K. Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) aims to revive several measures that failed to pass under the prior government, while rowing back on some controversial post-Brexit reforms proposed by conservative ...
Computing

UK watchdog warns AI firms over rise in non-consensual deepfake images

The ICO has warned that AI-generated deepfake images of real people without consent are subject to data protection laws, urging robust safeguards and accountability from
Biometric Update

UK digital ID providers fear govt plans conflict with data protection act aims

Also still outstanding is clarity on their role in the country’s digital identity system, and whether it is commercially viable.
Engadget

Apple disables iCloud's Advanced Data Protection feature in the UK

Apple users in the UK can no longer access one of the company's most powerful data protection tools, as first reported by Bloomberg. The feature, Advanced Data Protection (ADP), allows iPhone users to add optional end-to-end encryption to a variety of ...
Computer Weekly

UK law enforcement data adequacy at risk

The UK government has introduced its Data Use and Access Bill (DUAB) to Parliament, but proposed reforms to police data protection rules could undermine law enforcement data adequacy with the European Union (EU). Currently going through the committee stage ...