Here’s your Risk Digest for the Week Ending 22nd July 2016.
Information Security 
Pokemon Go Hit By Possible DDoS Attack
TechWeek Europe, 18/07/2016
Players suffer massive weekend outages as PoodleCorp claim responsibility for DDoS attack
A hacking group called PoodleCorp has claimed responsibility for the massive Pokemon Go outages over the weekend.
United States joins case over Facebook data transfers from EU
Reuters, 19/07/2016
The United States can join a landmark case on the legality of cross-border data transfers, an Irish court ruled on Tuesday in a move that gives U.S. authorities a platform to defend their surveillance laws before the European Union’s top court
EU court adviser backs data retention with strict rules
Reuters, 19/07/2016
Telecoms operators in the European Union may be required to retain customer communications data as long as it is strictly necessary to fight serious crime and does not unduly interfere with privacy, an adviser to the top EU court said on Tuesday.
France data authority criticises Windows 10 over privacy
BBC News, 21/07/2016
Windows 10 gathers an “excessive” amount of personal data on users, the French data authority has said in a formal notice.
Health & Safety 
Green Chemistry Is The Path To Chemical Safety
Huffpost Green, 14/07/2016
Pokémon Go: a health and safety concern?
Safety & Health Practitioner (SHP), 21/07/2016
Food 
Opportunities and Barriers for Food Waste Reduction
Huffpost Green, 15/07/2016
Lytham Foods recalls a variety of its Freshbite wraps
Food Standards Agency, 20/07/2016
Lytham Foods is recalling a variety of its Freshbite Wraps because of concerns over the company procedures that are in place to control Clostridium botulinum.
Social 
Social media harms moral development, parents say
BBC News, 18/07/2016
A majority of parents in the UK believe social media harms their children’s moral development, a survey has suggested.
Environment 
Farming and forestry can deliver food security, says UN
BBC News, 18/07/2016
Improving co-operation between nations’ farming and forestry sectors will help reduce deforestation and improve food security, a UN report has suggested.
Paris Agreement Very Likely To Enter Into Force This Year
Huffpost Green, 15/07/2016
Changing Environmental Values and a Changing World
Huffpost Green, 18/07/2016
EU Member States offered climate target flexibility in bid to cut emissions
edie.net, 20/07/2016
EU member states will be able to bank annual emissions savings from sectors such as agriculture and transport, and use them in later years to meet their climate targets, under EU legislation set to be put forward today (20 July).
PAS 2080: Construction industry welcomes new guidance on carbon reduction in infrastructure
edie.net, 20/07/2016
UK construction firms have praised the release of a new common framework for reducing carbon emissions when delivering infrastructure projects, which could mark a “key step-change” in supply chain sustainability.
Jaguar Land Rover: manufacturing more resource efficient cars
Innovate UK, 21/07/2016
A car maker is radically increasing the amount of recycled materials used in its manufacturing thanks to a project supported by Innovate UK.
WRAP reports Resource Revolution progress in latest Annual Review
edie.net, 21/07/2016
The launch of the Courtauld Commitment 2025, the development of a series of robust resource efficiency campaigns and the brokering of voluntary agreements across various sectors represent some of the key highlights in WRAP’s Annual Review.
Vehicle emissions standard forms ‘centrepiece’ of EU’s low-carbon vision
edie.net, 21/07/2016
A new legislative proposal from the European Union (EU) that creates binding targets for Member States to reduce emissions in the transport, buildings, agriculture, waste, land-use and forestry sectors will hinge on the ability to accelerate low-carbon technology and fuels in the automotive industry.
Energy 
Flights and fuel push everyday prices 0.5% higher
BBC News, 19/07/2016
The average cost of everyday household goods and services went up by 0.5% in June.
Scots offshore wind ‘pretty much dead’, former minister claims
BBC News, 20/07/2016
A former energy minister has claimed “offshore wind in Scotland is pretty much dead” after a legal challenge against four major projects.
Other News 
BT must ‘put its house in order’ – MPs
BBC News, 19/07/2016
BT has been told it must invest more in the business responsible for most of the country’s broadband roll-out – or face the prospect of having the unit taken off its hands.
Truck firms hit with record €3bn EU fine for price fixing
BBC News, 19/07/2016
Four truck manufacturers have been fined a record €2.93bn (£2.46bn) by the European Union (EU) for colluding on prices and passing on the costs of emissions-reducing technology.
Low Cost holidaymakers likely to get just £7.78 refund
BBC News, 19/07/2016
Thousands of holidaymakers who booked travel with Low Cost Holidays may get a refund of just £7.78 each, the BBC understands.
Navy sonar broke whale protection laws, says US court
BBC News, 19/07/2016
Sonar approved for use by the US Navy broke marine laws, a US appeals court has ruled.
What is ARM and why is it worth £24bn?
BBC News, 18/07/2016
ARM Holdings has been often described as the UK’s leading technology company. And while it might not be a household name, many products that qualify rely on the Cambridge company’s brainpower.
UK will not invoke EU Article 50 this year, government lawyer says
Reuters, 19/07/2016
Britain will not begin its formal divorce from the European Union by invoking Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty this year, a government lawyer told the High Court on Tuesday.
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