Pensions - Articles - Online Safety Bill introduced in parliament


Kate Smith, Head of Pensions at Aegon, comments on the Online Safety Bill which has been introduced in parliament *

 “Today is a good day for the public but a bad day for any potential scammers, as the government has finally introduced the long awaited Online Safety Bill in parliament. The bill will include a wide range of measures, including protecting people from financial scams and holding tech companies to account for scams on their platforms. Although this is a great step forward, especially for those who are vulnerable, it’s really important that legislation has the flexibility to move with the times to keep one-step ahead of fraudsters.

 The sad truth is that scammers will always try to adapt and take advantage of new, currently unknown situations to part people with their hard-earned cash.”

 *https://www.gov.uk/government/news/world-first-online-safety-laws-introduced-in-parliament     

Back to Index


Similar News to this Story

Misuse of scam warning flags unnecessarily delays transfers
Thousands of pension transfers are being held up unnecessarily by providers who are raising flags for transfers that have no real scam risks, accordin
Gen X signals a shift in work life priorities
Twice as many UK workers want a sabbatical than have taken one – with Gen X (44-59) showing the biggest gap between desire and reality. Health and we
Trustees play key role in pension scams crackdown
Trustees play key role in pension scams crackdown as £48,000 lost every day to fraud and lump sum withdrawals rise 60%

Site Search

Exact   Any  

Latest Actuarial Jobs

Actuarial Login

Email
Password
 Jobseeker    Client
Reminder Logon

APA Sponsors

Actuarial Jobs & News Feeds

Jobs RSS News RSS

WikiActuary

Be the first to contribute to our definitive actuarial reference forum. Built by actuaries for actuaries.