People using cryptocurrency services in the UK are now required to provide personal and tax identifying details to cryptoasset platforms, following new reporting rules that came into force on 1 January 2026. What Are The Rules? From the start of 2026, anyone buying, selling, transferring, or exchanging cryptoassets through a […]
Posted in News Also tagged Buyers, Crypto, Data, HMRCThe European Commission has renewed its decisions allowing personal data to flow freely between the EU and the UK, confirming that the UK’s data protection framework continues to meet EU standards despite recent legal changes. Applies To Two Frameworks The decision, announced on 19 December 2025, extends the EU’s existing […]
Posted in News Also tagged data protection, EUThe UK’s £100 contactless card payment limit is set to be lifted from March 2026, after the financial regulator confirmed it will remove the fixed cap and give banks greater freedom to decide how contactless payments are handled. Not Forced To Do It Immediately The change, announced by the Financial […]
Posted in News Also tagged Contactless, LimitThe government has set out plans to expand the use of facial recognition and other biometrics across UK policing, describing it as the biggest breakthrough for catching criminals since DNA matching. A National Strategy For Biometrics The Home Office has launched a ten week consultation to establish a new legal […]
Posted in News Also tagged Facial Recognition, Government, policing
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