"My Lords, there is now a clear international shift towards giving users a genuine choice over their algorithmic feeds on social media. The recent Meta settlement and connected structural remedies in the United States, Australia’s proposed legislation that came out this week and the EU’s Digital Services Act, under which …..." Baroness Berger - View Speech
"To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of Australia’s proposed legislation that would permit individuals to disable algorithms on social media...." Baroness Berger - View Speech
"My Lords, according to an Answer to a Written Question that I received last week, the Government do not centrally record how much of Government’s critical digital infrastructure relies on cloud or computing services that are headquartered overseas or under the jurisdiction of a foreign Government. Will the Government take …..." Baroness Berger - View Speech
"My Lords, I will speak quickly. I was just checking my records, particularly on Amendment 167. It was just under a year ago that I completed the FT board director programme, which was specifically around cyber risk for boards. In a room of around 50 people, we had a tabletop …..." Baroness Berger - View Speech
"My Lords, I wish to speak to Amendment 81A in my name. I was glad to add my name to Amendments 3, 8 and 13 in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Kidron. I am sorry that I was unable to speak to them on Tuesday due to some …..." Baroness Berger - View Speech
"For clarification, that is on the spend, but my question is specifically about where the cloud services are hosted and/or whether they are under the jurisdictions of Governments beyond the UK. It was not just about what money is being spent; it was about who is responsible for it and …..." Baroness Berger - View Speech
"The Minister pointed to three examples of where education is considering issues around cyber security, specifically in schools and only 80% of colleges. One of the concerns I outlined in my contribution was around the examining bodies for both our secondary schools and universities. There was no mention of universities. …..." Baroness Berger - View Speech
"My Lords, I support the principles behind these amendments. A point was raised by the noble Baroness, Lady Ludford, and I wish to make the point in a different way. Many reasons have been shared during this debate, which I share. The noble Baroness, Lady Ludford, referred to the questions …..." Baroness Berger - View Speech
"I listened closely to my noble friend the Minister’s response. It is fantastic to hear all the work that the Government are doing to reflect on this. Parents at this time are reporting that schools retaining the “not seen, not heard” policies are having lots of challenges. They are hearing …..." Baroness Berger - View Speech
"My Lords, we stand today at a moment of profound vulnerability for the United Kingdom. Our economic security, our national safety and even our long-term sovereignty are at massive risk because we do not yet host or own enough of our own computing infrastructure, our own cloud services or our …..." Baroness Berger - View Speech