Hacker News with Generative AI: UK Government

Reintroductions of beavers into the wild in several parts of England (wildlifetrusts.org)
The Wildlife Trusts congratulate the UK Government’s decision to open the door for licenced reintroductions of beavers into the wild and its acknowledgment of the free-living populations in several parts of England.
Wildlife Conservation, Beavers, UK Government, England
193 points by thinkingemote 32 days ago | 149 comments
Apple ordered by UK to create global iCloud encryption backdoor (macrumors.com)
The British government has secretly demanded that Apple give it blanket access to all encrypted user content uploaded to the cloud, reports The Washington Post.
Privacy, Security, Apple, UK Government, Encryption
1146 points by throw0101d 56 days ago | 4 comments
Ministers consider ban on all UK public bodies making ransomware payments (theguardian.com)
Schools, the NHS and local councils will be banned from making ransomware payments under government proposals to tackle hackers.
Cybersecurity, UK Government, Ransomware, Public Sector
7 points by beardyw 80 days ago | 3 comments
Amazon says workers must be in the office. The UK government disagrees (bbc.co.uk)
Amazon is ordering its staff back to the office five days a week, just as the government is pushing for rights to flexible working - including working from home - to be strengthened.
Amazon, UK Government, Remote Work, Office Work, Labor Laws
60 points by thunderbong 193 days ago | 84 comments
UK's Investigatory Powers Bill to become law despite tech world opposition (theregister.com)
UK Government, Legislation, Privacy, Technology, Surveillance
209 points by rntn 343 days ago | 175 comments