Patrícia Figueiredo

London

Reporter at G1

Freelance Writer at Freelance

jornalista freelancer, ex @g1 e @agenciapublica, atualmente bolsista do @mundusjourn em @aarhusuni e @cityunilondon // https://t.co/lJzy6LIx2t

Articles

Factor geopolitics into cybersecurity as rules loom, UK companies urged

4 days ago | mlex.com | Patrícia Figueiredo

By Patricia Figueiredo ( June 3, 2025, 15:51 GMT | Insight) -- UK companies should align their cybersecurity strategies with geopolitical risks, a top UK cyber official said today, as the government prepares to expand reporting requirements and broaden the scope of upcoming cybersecurity legislation.
Platforms to see new UK consultation soon on illegal content, livestreaming

5 days ago | mlex.com | Patrícia Figueiredo

By Patricia Figueiredo ( June 2, 2025, 16:27 GMT | Insight) -- UK online platforms will face a new consultation from Ofcom on tackling illegal content and livestreaming risks before Parliament’s summer recess on July 22. Junior minister Margaret Beryl Jones told lawmakers today that Ofcom would soon consult on expanding its existing illegal harms codes under the Online Safety Act.
UK gaming sector pushes back against study criticizing loot box use

1 week ago | mlex.com | Patrícia Figueiredo

By Patricia Figueiredo ( May 30, 2025, 16:21 GMT | Insight) -- UK Interactive Entertainment, the main trade body for the UK gaming sector, has today rejected a study that said the industry is not following its own guidelines to restrict young users from using loot boxes, and said it had raised concerns over the paper's findings with the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.
Meta, other platforms get mixed message over UK code banning fraudulent ads

3 weeks ago | mlex.com | Phoebe Seers |Patrícia Figueiredo

By Phoebe Seers and Patricia Figueiredo ( May 15, 2025, 16:30 GMT | Insight) -- Meta Platforms and other tech giants looking ahead to UK guidance on preventing fraudulent advertising online have a mixed message after the regulator responsible today refused to recognize the tight delivery timeline of this summer that was described by a minister in Parliament yesterday.
M&S customer data stolen in cyberattack; draws UK privacy watchdog scrutiny

3 weeks ago | mlex.com | Patrícia Figueiredo

By Patricia Figueiredo ( May 13, 2025, 10:27 GMT | Insight) -- UK retailer Marks & Spencer confirmed today that customer data was stolen by hackers in a cyberattack that has been affecting the company's operations since Easter. While no payment details or passwords were stolen, customers will be prompted to reset their passwords, the company said. The Information Commissioner’s Office said it has received M&S's reports and that it's currently making inquiries.
Quantum technology challenges in focus with new UK regulators' forum

3 weeks ago | mlex.com | Patrícia Figueiredo

By Patricia Figueiredo ( May 12, 2025, 17:18 GMT | Insight) -- UK companies involved in quantum technologies officially have a new forum of regulators, after an inaugural gathering last week.
Deepfake app and porn site probed by UK watchdog over age verification

1 month ago | mlex.com | Patrícia Figueiredo

By Patricia Figueiredo ( May 9, 2025, 11:14 GMT | Insight) -- Itai Tech, operator of the nudification app Undress.cc, and Score Internet Group, owner of porn website Scoreland.com, are under investigation for potential breaches of age verification rules under the UK's Online Safety Act.
Wikipedia sues UK over Online Safety Act's 'categorization' rules

1 month ago | mlex.com | Patrícia Figueiredo

By Patricia Figueiredo ( May 8, 2025, 14:07 GMT | Insight) -- Wikimedia Foundation, a non-profit that hosts online encyclopedia service Wikipedia, today launched a legal challenge against the UK Online Safety Act, marking the first significant opposition to Ofcom’s efforts to implement the act’s categorization rules. Wikimedia argues that neither online safety regulator Ofcom nor the UK government provided sufficient clarity on these rules, which could subject Wikipedia to the toughest duties.
Meta ramps up pressure tactics for UK nod to its ad-free subscription model

1 month ago | mlex.com | Patrícia Figueiredo |Frank Hersey

By Patricia Figueiredo and Frank Hersey ( May 6, 2025, 14:38 GMT | Comment) -- Meta Platforms is hoping to get the UK data privacy regulator on board with its plans for an ad-free subscription version of its social media products for the British market in coming months. The US tech giant appears to be betting that the UK regulatory framework will be more friendly than the EU’s and that it can influence how the Information Commissioner’s Office views the pay-or-consent model.
Platforms left to puzzle over fake news as UK regulator and government diverge

1 month ago | mlex.com | Patrícia Figueiredo

By Patricia Figueiredo ( May 2, 2025, 13:28 GMT | Comment) -- Tech platforms covered by the UK's Online Safety Act this week received mixed messages from regulator Ofcom and government officials on how the law covers misinformation and disinformation. At a parliamentary hearing tied to rioting fueled by social-media posts last year, lawmakers questioned the efficacy of the law's provisions and received very different answers.