King’s College London breached GDPR by handing students’ information to police, review finds

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ISSUE DATE: 5 July 2019 TOP STORIES King’s College London breached GDPR by handing students’ information to police, review finds Following a review of its security arrangements, King’s College London has referred itself to the Information Commissioner’s Office after improperly sharing sensitive information about politically active students with police. READ MORE → Security and privacy key to smart buildings and cities Security and privacy capabilities are essential for stakeholders if they are to realise the benefits of smart buildings and cities, says expert whitepaper. READ MORE → Longer-term tech investment must support policing reform Investment in technologies such as facial recognition and artificial intelligence should be introduced to tackle compromises to public safety levels, says report. READ MORE → ADVERTISEMENT

IN DEPTH GDS signs agreement with Polish counterpart The memorandum of understanding is aimed at boosting trade and technology development opportunities between the UK and Poland.  READ MORE → Implementing IoT – overcoming barriers to commercial adoption Tim Wright from the Institute of Telecoms Professionals reports from a recent seminar exploring questions around the barriers to commercial, at-scale adoption of the internet of things, and how to overcome them. READ MORE → Over half a million homes now using full-fibre as access improves Ofcom’s latest Communications Market Report examines key trends in the UK’s broadband and mobile market, and finds that access to faster broadband is expanding rapidly across all delivery mechanisms. READ MORE → Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp outage resolved, but questions remain over what caused it Facebook confirms that technical difficulties blighted its applications and services for several hours on 3 July 2019. READ MORE →

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