We have the National Cyber Security Centre – why is this new agency not a department of that? UK creates new National Protective Security Agency • The Register It is a good idea to have a department with these specific responsibilities but a completely new agency – it is our …
TikTok ban on all UK Government devices
The announcement is going to made today. Chinese app TikTok to be banned on UK government phones – BBC News This follows several weeks of intense international backlash against the Chinese social media company TikTok over the access and control the Chinese Government may be exerting over it. It is …
Your privacy is important
The UK Government wants to legislate against end-to-end-encryption (E2EE) for online communications – so law enforcement can monitor your and criminals’ online communications. I have written about this a lot – as I think the privacy of law abiding citizens is important and law enforcement should use the current laws, …
TikTok the story cyber security continues
Following the calls around the world for TikTok to be banned from governmental offices and official organisations (see yesterday), Joe Tidy, the Cyber Correspondent at the BBC has the TikTok response to the accusations that the service is not secure as the Chinese Government can get access to anything. TikTok …
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Rishi Sunak and TikTok
TikTok is a Chinese company and concerns over the influence and access the Chinese government has to the information held by Chinese companies has led to official requests for the Prime Minister to ban the use of TikTok within government. Rishi Sunak faces calls to ban TikTok use by government …