Category: Industry News

News and information from the Advent IM team.

We still need to remember insider threat

We still need to remember insider threat a blog by Ellie Hurst, Head of Marcomms and Media @ Advent IM News reaches us every day of hacks, third party security breaches, and supply chain vulnerability exploitations that impact entire business ecosystems. But we must never forget some of the most challenging threats can come from […]

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Convenience store spy cameras face legal challenge

The Southern Co-Op chain is facing a legal challenge to its use of facial recognition technology to cut crime. Big Brother Watch has complained to the Information Commissioner’s Office about biometric surveillance at its shops. The privacy campaign group says the system at the convenience stores breaches data protection and people may end up on […]

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UK data watchdog plots regulation that cuts shackles of the EU regime

The UK’s data protection watchdog has laid out its three-year strategy to safeguard the information rights and depart from the shackles of the EU’s GDPR framework. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) plan to regulate areas including the privacy of children, discrimination within AI technology, the use of algorithms within the benefits system and predatory marketing […]

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