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Probe into Microsoft's $13 Billion OpenAI Investment Launched in 2023The U.K. antitrust regulator won't open an investigation into a partnership between computing giant Microsoft and artificial intelligence company OpenAI. U.K. Competition Market Authority concludes that there is no "relevant merger situation."
Recently, 57 countries signed an agreement pledging an "open" and "inclusive" approach to AI's development. The US and UK were not among them, with the US vice president implying productivity should be the priority over safety. Should the opportunity for AI to drive innovation and productivity be prioritized over safety and security?
A first-of-its-kind legal challenge set to be heard this month, per reports Apple has reportedly filed a legal complaint with the UK's Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) contesting the UK government's order that it must forcibly break the encryption of iCloud data.…
Code of Practice for Software Vendors Sets Baseline Security ExpectationsA British government proposal to strengthen software supply chain security received positive feedback from vendors who said voluntary best practices could strengthen cyber defenses. The guidelines suggest requiring multifactor authentication for developers and timely vulnerability patching.
Committee Witnesses Favor Resilience Over BansThe British government should focus on building operational resilience rather than imposing ransom payment bans, security experts told a parliamentary committee. The British government in January floated a ban on public sector and critical infrastructure owners paying digital extortion.
Investigators at the ICO are looking into how (or if) TikTok, as well as Reddit and Imgur, are enforcing UK privacy protections for 13- to 17-year-old users.
On Monday, the United Kingdom's privacy watchdog announced that it is investigating TikTok, Reddit, and Imgur because of privacy concerns about how they are processing children's data. [...]
ICO looking at what data is used to serve up recommendations The UK's data protection watchdog has launched three investigations into certain social media platforms following concerns about the protection of privacy among teenage users.…
Cut off one head and 100 grow back? Decapitation may not be the way to go Opinion With Apple pulling the plug on at-rest end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for UK users, and Signal threatening to pull out of Sweden if that government demands E2EE backdoors, it's looking bleak.…