According to government figures, 32 per cent of businesses and 24 per cent of charities have experienced breaches or attacks in the past 12 months.
More than 70 per cent of UK AI firms are based in London and we will soon boast Chat GPT’s first research and development base outside the US. We need to capitalise on these strong foundations.
Wider access to digital opportunities have expanded, particularly with regards to the rollout of fibre broadband and 4G. But our ambition to become a global tech superpower must benefit the entire country.
While Brexit may be a distant memory, it appears the UK has not given up the EU’s unfortunate proclivity to regulate at all costs.
Being a global hub for data centres is brings huge benefits to Ireland – but demand for power is growing much faster than the supply of clean energy.
“As I understand it, this unit within the Cabinet Office did not monitor specific individuals… we believe in free speech, as a government.”
I could not in good conscience allow a Bill to continue that would have fundamentally changed the nature of the way we interact with one another for the worse.
There are enough mutinous MPs to sink almost any legislation, and he is in no position to face them down in the name of the bigger picture.
Only with my amendments in place can the bill truly protect security, privacy, and freedom of speech.
It isn’t perfect, but it now focuses on real harms to vulnerable people rather than dangerous attempts to police free speech amongst adults.
The balance between freedom of speech and security is important; wherever the line is drawn, it must be drawn clearly.
When will the Conservative Party actually stand up and fight for the values of the open society? If it refuses to do so, what is its point exactly?
In his piece for this site last week, Chris Philp downplayed the way it is drafted to push platforms towards suppressing lawful content.
We would be putting power back into the hands of UK citizens, protecting their rights and privacy in an increasingly digital world.