UK information commissioner welcomes Facebook ending deals with data brokers
The UK’s Information Commissioner welcomed Facebook’s decision to end its partnerships with several large data brokers who help advertisers target people on the social network. Elizabeth Denham said in a...
Facebook unveils new user controls governing privacy and data
Facebook, embroiled in a data scandal which has cost the company more than $100bn in market value, has announced a series of privacy changes it was making to give users...
Edinburgh Business School: at the juncture of education and employment
“It was a bit like mystery shopping,” recalls Professor Heather McGregor. The journalist and author, known among other things for her 17 years as ‘Mrs Moneypenny’ in The Financial Times,...
Strathclyde Business School: opening doors to new experiences
An MBA is the go-to qualification for those who wish to upgrade their career, change sector or perhaps start a new business. It’s such a broad-based qualification – covering finance,...
Royal Bank of Scotland to buy accounting software firm FreeAgent
The Royal Bank of Scotland has announced a bid to buy the Edinburgh-based accounting software group FreeAgent for £53m. “Since the beginning of our partnership, we have been impressed by...
Apple, IBM executives call for increased data oversight in the wake of Facebook row
Executives from Apple and IBM have called for more oversight on how personal data is used following the Facebook Inc breach that saw more than 50 million users’ data misused...
Financial services for good: ‘Data Nations’ team wins 24-hour Deloitte datathon
The overall winner of the second annual Datathon, hosted by business advisory firm Deloitte, was ‘Data Nations’, a team of data experts who developed FinTastic; a digital tool to help...
Highlands and Islands businesses increase adoption of social media and mobile
Use of social media and mobile technology is on the increase by Highlands and Islands businesses, according to the region’s second Digital Economy Business Survey (DEBS). The findings of the...
UK Government launches fintech strategy, including a ‘cryptoassets task force’
A cryptoassets task force, comprising HM Treasury, the Bank of England, and the Financial Conduct Authority, is being established by the UK Government to put the country “at the forefront...
‘We made mistakes’: Zuckerberg breaks his silence and unveils Facebook revamp
Facebook’s chief executive Mark Zuckerberg has apologised for mistakes his company made in how it handled data belonging to 50 million of its users and promised tougher steps to restrict...
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