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UK spy agencies want to relax ‘burdensome’ laws on AI data use

The Guardian Data Protection

GCHQ, MI6 and MI5 propose weakening safeguards that limit training of AI models with bulk personal datasets The UK intelligence agencies are lobbying the government to weaken surveillance laws they argue place a “burdensome” limit on their ability to train artificial intelligence models with large amounts of personal data.

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UK spy agencies may be circumventing data-sharing law, tribunal told

The Guardian Data Protection

Challenge brought by Privacy International alleges MI5 and MI6 data-sharing regimes and legal oversight system are illegal MI5 and MI6 may be circumventing legal safeguards when they share bulk datasets with foreign intelligence services and commercial partners, a court has been told.

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Reuters: Russia-linked APT behind Brexit leak website

Security Affairs

According to a Google cybersecurity official and the former head of UK foreign intelligence, the “Very English Coop d’Etat” website was set up to publish private emails from Brexit supporters, including former British MI6 chief Richard Dearlove, leading Brexit campaigner Gisela Stuart, and historian Robert Tombs.

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Prime Minister Boris Johnson wants to enhance UK cyber capabilities

Security Affairs

In 2019, the UK government spent 2.1% Last year, the UK government announced a new defence spending of £16.5 The NCF is composed of personnel from intelligence, cyber and security agency GCHQ, the MoD, the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) and the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl). Pierluigi Paganini.

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UK reveals new National Cyber Force to improve offensive cyber capabilities

Security Affairs

The new National Cyber Force (NCF) is working to improve UK’s offensive cyber capabilities to disrupt adversaries and keep the UK safe. The UK government has announced a new defence spending of £16.5 ” states the UK Government. ” states the UK Government. We are a world-leading cyber power.”

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Russia-linked Cold River APT targeted US nuclear research laboratories

Security Affairs

According to a Google cybersecurity official and the former head of UK foreign intelligence, the “Very English Coop d’Etat” website was set up to publish private emails from Brexit supporters, including former British MI6 chief Richard Dearlove, leading Brexit campaigner Gisela Stuart, and historian Robert Tombs. published by SEKOIA.

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What is the Data Protection Act 2018?

IT Governance

But that was somewhat misleading, because the same day the GDPR came into force, the UK adopted the DPA 2018. Technically, this is the law that replaces the DPA 1998, and both it and the GDPR currently apply to all organisations in the UK that process personal data. This new regime will be known as the UK GDPR. Wait… what?

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