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.@CommonsPAC has claimed that the @ukhomeoffice continues to have a miserable record of exorbitantly expensive #digital programmes that fail to deliver for the taxpayer or for #BorderSecurity - bit.ly/2N9OuVl

The government has announced that specialist units are working at pace to combat false and misleading narratives about #coronavirus - from purported ‘experts’ issuing dangerous misinformation to criminal fraudsters running phishing scams - bit.ly/2QVk73K

Four technology companies, @amazon, @Microsoft, @PalantirTech and @faculty_ai, are helping the #NHS model the consequences of moving resources to best tackle the #coronavirus pandemic #datamanagement - bit.ly/2JgwTW7

People staying at home suffering with suspected #coronavirus symptoms will now get regular check-ins from a new #NHS messaging service, ensuring that those who need help to get them through the #isolation period receive it - bit.ly/2Jr98e4

The #NHS has unveiled a package of measures in the battle against #Coronavirus #FakeNews to help the public get easy access to accurate NHS information and avoid misinformation @NHSEngland - bit.ly/3aFlCdK

A new @AgileDatum survey of local authorities has found that councils across the country are expecting to save £195 million this year by introducing #ArtificialIntelligence #technology techniques - bit.ly/2Q14J5j

Cyber crime is growing – not just in the UK but on a global scale. In this new @CTBNews article, James Stickland comments on the rise of #cyber crime and #terrorism, and how a standardised biometric database can greatly stem this tide @veridiumid - bit.ly/3cLkFlV

Welsh Finance Minister Rebecca Evans has announced that testing for a new #digital public services centre will begin, to help deliver a Digital #Wales @WelshGovernment @wgmin_finance - bit.ly/37XDgrz

.@metpoliceuk has announced that it will begin the operational use of Live #FacialRecognition technology in specific locations across #London where intelligence suggests that #police are most likely to locate serious offenders and criminals - bit.ly/30Qinwh

The #EuropeanUnion could legislate the temporary ban of #FacialRecognition technology use in public places amid fears about creeping #surveillance of European citizens - bit.ly/30smWNl

Researchers from @imperialcollege have found that #NHS trusts are using at least 21 different electronic medical record systems which are unable to effectively share information, leaving #patientsafety at risk - bit.ly/2PoaKrA

Health Secretary @MattHancock has announced that a majority @Conservatives government will introduce a national #vaccination reminder system to boost childhood vaccination rates - bit.ly/34qTZm8

.@UKLabour is setting out plans to deliver fast and free full fibre-#broadband for all by bringing parts of BT into public ownership and creating a new #BritishBroadband public service - bit.ly/33QzCOX

Doctors in Southampton have become the first in the UK to use a pioneering ‘pocket’ #ultrasound probe which beams scans instantly to an iPhone or iPad #HealthTech @UHSFT - bit.ly/32w1kPq

#ISIS supporters are hacking into people’s dormant #Twitter accounts to hijack them and promote #jihad and celebrate recently-killed Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi - bit.ly/2NXujHM

British businesses and the public are set to be better protected from hostile #cyber attacks and online threats like disinformation and cyber bullying @beisgovuk #CyberSecurity - bit.ly/2J0RwpU

.@amy_louise_w and @CTProject_JW write for @CTBNews about the interface between #terrorism and the internet, and whether big tech companies should be doing more to to tackle online propaganda and the rise in digital #radicalisation @CYTREC_ - bit.ly/2Mdvfqx

#California has passed a bill placing a moratorium on the use of #FacialRecognition technology by state law enforcement for the next 3 years, in a bid to avoid becoming a ‘#police state’ - bit.ly/2ODBwh9

Digital Secretary @NickyMorgan01 has announced that an extra 3,000 residential buildings a year will be connected to gigabit speeds, helping nine million people enjoy faster #broadband #DigitalTransformation - bit.ly/2MoYmWY

Children and young adults who are seriously addicted to computer games will now be able to get help on the #NHS after @NHSEngland launched yje country’s first specialist clinic #GamingDisorder #MentalHealth #Addiction - bit.ly/2AU5iWQ