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UK's Information Commissioner Office (ICO) has announced the intention to impose a fine of £750,000 ($954,000) on the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) for exposing the entire workforce's personal details by inadvertently publishing a spreadsheet file online. [...]
Massive discount applied to save cop shop’s helicopter budget Following a data leak that brought "tangible fear of threat to life", the UK's data protection watchdog says it intends to fine the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) £750,000 ($955,798).…
The government is spending millions on research into AI safety
UK Finance figures reveal romance, purchase and investment scams drove up authorised push payment fraud in 2023
ICO Urges Companies to Assess Data Protection Before Releasing ProductsInstant messaging app Snapchat brought its artificial intelligence-powered tool under compliance after the U.K. data regulator said it violated the privacy rights of individual Snapchat users. The agency concluded its probe by stating that the company has brought its privacy measures in compliance.
Let me go, Brandon WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange can appeal his extradition to the US from the UK, the High Court of England and Wales ruled Monday.…
The UK AI Safety Institute tested four mainstream AI chatbots with basic jailbreak attacks