European comms bodies set up standards group, call for vigilance on contact-tracing apps

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ISSUE DATE: 13 May 2020 TOP STORIES European comms bodies set up standards group, call for vigilance on contact-tracing apps New ETSI group will develop standardisation framework for secure smartphone-based proximity tracing systems, helping to break Covid-19 transmission chains. READ MORE → Draft Covid-19 contact tracing legislation proposes formal oversight Human Rights Committee chair Harriet Harman has outlined a proposed bill to guarantee the security and privacy of data generated by the UK’s Covid-19 contact tracing app. READ MORE → MPs take part in first live test of remote voting during Covid-19 debate MPs will use phones and computers to vote from their homes in a House of Commons debate today in the biggest change in parliamentary procedure for 150 years. READ MORE → ADVERTISEMENT

IN DEPTH Vodafone shrugs Virgin move as it posts steady financial year UK operator claims to have defied the odds and bucked the market in last financial year but warns of impact of Covid-19 on business. READ MORE → Companies lose out as digital transformation costs skyrocket Many projects fail to deliver because of other pressures on IT and the complexities of multicloud technology. READ MORE → Details released of second UK contact-tracing app development Contractual documents show Zuhlke Engineering receiving an official start date of 6 May to supply a managed delivery team to support and run proximity mobile application and services for the UK. READ MORE → Pay the ransom and double your recovery costs, report warns Paying cyber criminals a ransom to recover your data adds over half a million dollars to the cost of organisational recovery, says Sophos. READ MORE →

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