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2 weeks agoUK to bring into force law this week to tackle Grok AI deepfakes
The UK will bring into force a law which will make it illegal to create non-consensual intimate images, following widespread concerns over Elon Musk's Grok AI chatbot. The Technology Secretary Liz Kendall said the law would make it illegal for companies to supply the tools designed to create such images. Speaking to the Commons, Kendall said AI-generated pictures of women and children in states of undress, created without a person's consent, were not "harmless images" but "weapons of abuse".
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2 weeks agoComputer Misuse Act reform is overdue - not all anniversaries should be celebrated | Computer Weekly
The Computer Misuse Act is outdated, actively harming cybersecurity professionals, the economy, and national safety, and urgently requires comprehensive overhaul to protect good-faith activity.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks agoSlowly but surely, a state can repress its people. Why is the UK channelling Viktor Orban's Hungary? | Lydia Gall
Incremental legal changes in Hungary and recent UK laws have curtailed protest rights, empowered police, produced arrests and prosecutions, and created a chilling effect on democratic dissent.
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8 months agoPaul McCartney and Dua Lipa call on the UK to pass AI copyright transparency law
UK creatives demand transparency from AI firms on copyrighted works used for training.
An amendment for copyright transparency in AI training has gained significant support but faces resistance from the government.
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fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 months agoNew laws to bolster UK's defences against cyber attacks on NHS, transport and energy
UK ministers will introduce the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill to impose tougher security standards on IT providers serving critical infrastructure to reduce state-backed cyberattack risks.
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2 months agoERHC told to stop stoking 'public debate' around gender guidance
We'll get this right but we also require the regulator to provide us with the information we need as a government to consider all that together: the code of practice, together with other material. A bit more focus on that and a little less focus on public debate would be helpful.
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6 months agoTelegraph sale poised to go ahead after Lords foreign ownership vote
The government legislation allowing foreign states to own up to 15% in British newspapers survived a potentially fatal vote in the House of Lords, ensuring RedBird Capital's purchase of the Telegraph can proceed.
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8 months agoWorried about the proposed UK Data Bill amendment? Here's what you can do about it
Proposed amendments to the UK's Data Bill threaten the privacy of trans individuals by mandating data collection based on sex at birth.
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