PRESS DIGEST- Financial Times - Sept 7

- UK's Information Commissioner's Office will try to persuade G7 countries to crack down on internet tracking via "cookies", in a bid to strengthen online privacy. - Charles Randell, chair of the Financial Conduct Authority, has warned UK consumers about the need to be protected from sketchy crypto investments being promoted online.

The following are the top stories in the Financial Times. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. Headlines

- Johnson to unveil 10 bln stg a year tax rise to fund NHS and social care https://on.ft.com/3DW1lzW - UK extends Northern Ireland 'grace periods' for third time https://on.ft.com/3BMpd7j

- UK to ask G7 for privacy overhaul targeting online tracking requests https://on.ft.com/38Ngc1i - UK regulator calls for greater powers against risky crypto ventures https://on.ft.com/3BOAJiw

Overview - UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson will announce a tax raise of over 10 billion pounds a year, looking to contain the National Health Service's waiting backlogs and funding crises in social care.

- The UK has further extended grace periods that are supposed to ease the burden of a section of the Brexit withdrawal agreement governing post-Brexit trade with Northern Ireland. - UK's Information Commissioner's Office will try to persuade G7 countries to crack down on internet tracking via "cookies", in a bid to strengthen online privacy.

- Charles Randell, chair of the Financial Conduct Authority, has warned UK consumers about the need to be protected from sketchy crypto investments being promoted online. (Compiled by Bengaluru newsroom)