Data sharing allowed between the EU and UK as deadline approaches
The European Union has agreed that the standards used by the UK for the protection of personal data are sufficient to allow information to flow between the bloc and its former member. The news was announced by the European Commission on Monday.
The EU executive implemented two ‘adequacy’ dec... Read more
Great-Britain also investigating Apple App Store policies
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) in Britain has announced that it is launching an investigation into Apple's App Store policies. The competition authority is questioning Apple's requirements for app payments.
In a message on the British government's website, the CMA says developers ar... Read more
Great Britain made illegal copies of data in Schengen Information System
The UK authorities have made unauthorised copies of data stored in a European database to track undocumented migrants, missing persons, stolen cars and suspected criminals.
It concerns data from the Schengen Information System (SIS), writes ZDNet. This is a European Union database containing informa... Read more
Huawei helps with construction of British 5G network despite security concerns
British Prime Minister Theresa May has agreed to help the Chinese company Huawei with the construction of 5G infrastructure in the country. This only applies to non-core infrastructure components, such as antennas and other network components.
The decision was made by the National Security Council, ... Read more
“CIA warned about Chinese state funding for Huawei.
The American CIA is said to have warned countries in the Five Eyes - Great Britain, the United States, Australia, New Zealand and Canada - about Huawei. Intelligence sources claim that the company receives state funding from China.
The information comes from The Sunday Times based on sources within... Read more
Amazon plans to hire 1,000 new employees for machine learning and software engineering
Amazon plans to employ more than 1,000 people at three locations in the UK. These are people for machine learning, software engineering and research and development. The company will also open a new office in Manchester next year, according to ZDNet.
"These are Silicon Valley jobs in the UK and str... Read more