Tech and health organisations come together to create a ‘digital COVID-19 vaccine passport’
Users will be able to present their COVID-19 vaccination records via digital wallet - but ethical questions will likely arise in response.
Data privacy
Facebook says it has to move UK user data to California (and away from GDPR) because...er, Brexit
Brexit means it's time to move UK user data to the US and away from the EU's GDPR regime...
GDPR - Europe's data protection success or another blocker to a post-Brexit data adequacy deal?
GDPR Is a European data protection success story, yes? Well, yes...but it could also be a complicating factor in trying to secure a post-Brexit data adequacy deal between the UK and the EU.
Data protection - the COVID-19 dimension
The Westminster eForum on data protection debates a key issue in 202 - how a successful fight against the coronavirus is rooted in trust in data.
We benchmark, you score productivity, they surveil - the good, bad and ugly of teamwork analytics
Microsoft has conjured up the ugly face of teamwork analytics with its Productivity Score but the data can also be used in a good way
Data Protection - adequacy and the Brexit dimension
The Westminster eForum debated data protection and a major challenge to business and IT leaders - the B-word.
Sensory surveillance is the hidden price you pay for all the smart devices around you
Today's smart devices come with a hidden price tag for all of us. Zoho's Raju Vegesna explains the concept of sensory surveillance and why you should care
Suppression vs surveillance - is it healthy if COVID-19 leads the public to compromise on privacy for a greater good?
Track-and-trace apps are being rolled out in the name of suppressing and managing COVID-19, but there remains the potential for any surveillance tech to be abused. Is the public ready to compromise on privacy for the greater good?
Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair - why government needs a different political dialogue to bring the public on side in the tech revolution
People will trust governments that display a consistent application of risk calculus, argues Tony Blair - and Amazon should be involved in COVID logistics.
Striking the right note - the importance of data management in the digital music industry
Speakers at one of the UK’s biggest music conferences expose how digital opportunities are being missed by both musicians and their distributors.
TikTok, Oracle, Walmart and Trump - the shape of things to come? (Updated)
There's a deal on the table for a new future for TikTok that appeases the US government and benefits Oracle and Walmart. But there are also still questions to be answered.
From CRM to ERP to productivity vendor? How Zoho Workplace fits into their future of work - and their stance against work surveillance
Zoho shook up some more enterprise software categories with their recent Zoho Workplace announcements. During recent interviews, I pursued how these moves fit into Zoho's stance against work surveillance - and why this debate matters to a remote workforce.
UK government finally launches National Data Strategy
The National Data Strategy has been in the pipeline for years and will see a £2.6m project to address barriers to data sharing.
