Facebook braces for new regulation for Cambridge Analytica deal

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ISSUE DATE: 23 March 2018 TOP STORIES Facebook braces for new regulation for Cambridge Analytica deal Facebook's COO has joined the social network’s CEO in apologising for betraying users’ trust by giving Cambridge Analytica unfettered access to personal data, saying the firm will work with regulators. READ MORE → Private sector over-investing against nation-state attacks The creator of a routing technique that protects the domain name system says the money spent on guarding against nation-state actors could have been better used for other purposes. READ MORE → Privacy group calls for UK response to data exploitation Policy-makers need to respond swiftly to the Cambridge Analytica and Facebook data exploitation scandal, according to privacy rights group. READ MORE → ADVERTISEMENT

IN DEPTH HMRC sets August launch date for customs IT system HMRC plans to begin a phased deployment of its Customs Declaration Service this August, with completion expected by early 2019.  READ MORE → Legacy IT hampers digital strategy at banks and insurers A highly regulated environment, a risk-averse culture and a reliance on core legacy technology are holding back banks and insurance companies from modernisation. READ MORE → UK local councils favour hybrid cloud as legacy IT management needs persist Research into the IT buying habits of more than 300 local authorities in the UK reveals a growing appetite for using cloud, as councils continue to grapple with managing and maintaining legacy IT. READ MORE → BlackBerry QNX to power Jaguar Land Rover electronic controls BlackBerry’s embedded operating system and cryptography platform will be used to power the carmaker’s next-generation connected and autonomous cars. READ MORE →

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