Understanding of ‘black box’ IT systems will reduce Post Office scandal-like risk

Understanding of ‘black box’ IT systems will reduce Post Office scandal-like risk

A Parliamentary committee has reported that leadership teams need to understand the ‘black box’ IT systems that underpin their organisations By Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA Published: 31 Mar 2025 16:31 Another Post Office scandal could be avoided if leaders in public bodies understand the “black box” IT systems that run their…

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UK law enforcement data adequacy at risk

UK law enforcement data adequacy at risk

The UK government says reforms to police data protection rules will help to simplify law enforcement data processing, but critics argue the changes will lower protection to the point where the UK risks losing its European data adequacy By Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor Published: 31 Mar 2025 15:55 The UK government has…

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Reassessing UK law enforcement data adequacy

Reassessing UK law enforcement data adequacy

The UK government says reforms to police data protection rules will help simplify law enforcement data processing, but critics argue the changes will lower protection to the point where the UK risks losing its European data adequacy. Currently going through the committee stage of Parliamentary scrutiny, the Data Use and Access Bill (DUAB) will amend…

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