The digital economy is making us poorer – but that can't be right

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ISSUE DATE: 15 September 2017 TOP STORIES The digital economy is making us poorer – but that can't be right Use of WhatsApp as an example of productivity growth and economic measures tells us we're worse off. Are we measuring the numbers wrong? READ MORE → Oracle 2017-18 Q1 results: Cloud revenue jumps by 51% Oracle’s first quarter 2017-18 results show jump in cloud revenue of 51%, boosted by NetSuite acquisition. Executives continue to be bullish on cloud growth, and the AI makeover of core database is flagged. READ MORE → Europe’s data regulators head to US to discuss Privacy Shield A delegation from Europe's data protection regulators will meet with the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, which oversees US intelligence gathering. READ MORE → ADVERTISEMENT

IN DEPTH HMRC reaches halfway point on project to develop new UK customs IT system The new system for handling customs at UK borders is 50% complete, says HMRC – but CEO warns he cannot give guarantees over Brexit deadline. READ MORE → HMRC confirms Microsoft corporate vice-president Jacky Wright as new CDIO HMRC has tasked Microsoft corporate vice-president Jacky Wright with helping the department achieve its goal of becoming one of the world's most digitally advanced tax authorities. READ MORE → The "Great British Broadband Boost" is ringfenced for BT The money can only be spent by councils with above contract access or below contract spend to allow BT to extend access or improve services. READ MORE → Safety Meshing: Hybrid trust models in social networks for end-to-end encryption This article in our Royal Holloway Information Security Thesis series looks at an alternative approach to end-to-end encryption. READ MORE →

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