The Post Office has made interim compensation offers to a number of former subpostmasters affected by a major data breach that was revealed last year. There is still work to be done on cases, but according to a source, some subpostmasters affected by the breach have been offered interim compensation payments by the Post Office.…
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Tech oligarch Elon Musk has drawn criticism from cyber security experts following unsubstantiated claims that Ukraine was behind an apparent distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack on his social media platform, X, formerly known as Twitter. Musk, who currently heads the US government’s Department of Government Efficiency (Doge) that has fired thousands of federal workers,…
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Apple has released updated versions of its iOS and iPadOS mobile operating system (OS) that address a potentially dangerous vulnerability that appears to have been exploited in the wild. The two releases, iOS 18.3.2 and iPadOS 18.3.2, are available for iPhone XS and later, iPad Pro 13-inch, iPad Pro 12.9-inch 3rd generation and later, iPad…
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Fujitsu staff supporting IT services contracts at HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) will strike for 22 days in protest after in-house colleagues in similar roles received significantly higher pay rises. Members of the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) Union at the scandal-stained supplier will down tools at HMRC on 21 March and not return until…
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The news that HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has collected £1bn more in tax than expected from the 2021 private sector roll-out of the IR35 reforms should not be considered a sign of the initiative’s success, IT contractor market stakeholders claim. The government tax collection agency published figures in late February 2025 about the impact…
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Human rights group Liberty has said the UK government’s proposed Crime and Policing Bill will transform the country’s driving licence database into a de-facto facial recognition database, enabling police to access the biometric information of millions of people who have never committed a crime. Introduced to Parliament on 25 February 2025, the Home Office-sponsored bill…
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US lawmakers have hit out at the Home Office for “attempting to gag” US companies by preventing them from telling Congress whether they have been subject to secret UK orders requiring them to hand over their users’ data. In an unprecedented intervention, five lawmakers from both sides of the US political divide, led by senator…
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Fintech investment has been on a downward spiral since 2012, but the second half of this year could see the first shoots of recovery. Investment in UK fintechs fell by over a quarter last year, but there are signs that a recovery could be on its way, according to KPMG. In its latest report into…
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Thank you for joining! Access your Pro+ Content below. 18 February 2025 AI Action Summit calls for a rethink of regulation Share this item with your network: In this week’s Computer Weekly, we report from the AI Action Summit in Paris on how easing red tape is overtaking safety as a priority. We examine the…
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Thank you for joining! Access your Pro+ Content below. February 2025 At the Computer Weekly diversity in tech event, in partnership with Harvey Nash, attendees agreed wholeheartedly that only by working together can we create a truly diverse and inclusive industry. Download the full report here. Table Of Contents When it comes to increasing the…
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