Tag: Ofcom
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Communications regulator Ofcom faces multiple challenges in making the UK the ‘safest place in the world to be online’
(Image by Robinraj Premchand from Pixabay ) One of the British Government’s key pledges is to make the UK the ‘safest place in the …
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Ofcom investigating TikTok’s parental controls
The UK media regulator, Ofcom, has launched an investigation into social video platform TikTok over concerns that the app provided …
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Ofcom to recommend detailed inquiry into UK’s cloud market
“We’ve certainly been given some heavy hints that there will be a recommendation to the CMA to open an inquiry into the cloud market for …
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Ofcom Latest MOVEit Victim as Exploit Code Released
UK communications regulator Ofcom has become the latest organization to be impacted by the Clop extortion campaign targeting a zero-day bug …
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UK telco watchdog Ofcom, Minnesota Dept of Ed named as latest MOVEit victims
Two more organizations hit in the mass exploitation of the MOVEit file-transfer tool have been named – the Minnesota Department of …
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Online Safety Bill’s provisions for “legal but harmful” content described as “censor’s charter”
The UK’s Online Safety Bill, a landmark piece of legislation that that aims to regulate the country’s online content, has just been …
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Ofcom Set to Crack Down on Phone Fraud
The UK telecoms regulator has announced new measures designed to crack down on scam phone calls that use fake numbers to trick their …
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UK think tank proposes Online Safety Bill reviewer to keep tabs on Ofcom decisions
Even think tanks with close links to the UK’s Conservative government are now criticising the Online Safety Bill, with the Institute of …
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New Ofcom Rules “Could Help Tackle Vishing”
New consumer protection rules designed to combat nuisance calls could have an unexpected bonus: helping to prevent voice phishing (vishing) …
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