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Out of sight is not out of mind: The e-waste blind spot in government IT
12+ hour, 31+ min ago (996+ words) Posted 9 March 2026 by Christine Horton "Out of sight is not necessarily out of mind." "Moving to the cloud may be a good policy. But government still has to take account of what is happening with that product and the consumption…...
Digital Identity: Global Roundup
12+ hour, 31+ min ago (1344+ words) Digital identity news from around the world. Posted 9 March 2026 by Christine Horton New government guidance explains how businesses can use digital identity checks to comply with the UK's Money Laundering Regulations. The UK's Electronic Travel Authorisation scheme entered full enforcement…...
GDS publishes principles for securing data across government departments
4+ day, 11+ hour ago (496+ words) The GDS has published guidance outlining ten principles to help departments securely share personal data while complying with data protection laws. Posted 5 March 2026 by Christine Horton The UK government has published new guidance to help departments securely share personal data…...
OpenID Foundation warns ‘death verification’ is identity’s biggest unsolved problem
4+ day, 11+ hour ago (567+ words) Posted 5 March 2026 by Christine Horton A new report from the OpenID Foundation is urging governments and technology providers to address what it calls a major blind spot in digital identity systems: what happens to online identities when their owners die....
From pay-and-chase to prevention-by-design: How government can tackle fraud
5+ day, 11+ hour ago (891+ words) Rich Wood, CEO of Synectics Solutions, argues that only real-time intelligence, smarter data sharing and cross-sector collaboration will enable the public sector to outpace emerging AI-driven fraud networks. Posted 4 March 2026 by Christine Horton Public sector fraud is no longer the…...
UK urged to develop AI crisis response strategy to counter disinformation
3+ week, 5+ day ago (569+ words) Ministers are being urged to develop an AI-specific crisis response strategy after a new report warned that AI is increasingly being weaponised following major incidents to spread disinformation, incite violence and undermine democratic stability. Posted 11 February 2026 by Christine Horton The…...
UK Government launches £210 million Cyber Action Plan to secure digital public services
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (469+ words) Government sets out new measures to strengthen digital resilience and protect online services. Posted 7 January 2026 by Christine Horton The UK Government has published a new Government Cyber Action Plan backed by more than "210 million in funding, aiming to enhance cybersecurity…...
UK and US organisations fear state-sponsored cyberattacks
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (621+ words) Geopolitical cyber risk escalates to boardroom issue as businesses warn governments are not doing enough to protect the private sector, according to a new report. Posted 2 January 2026 by Christine Horton Nearly nine in 10 organisations in the UK and US are…...