Until recently, criminals were the main concern of customers using the internet to make electronic payments. The public believed that malware and hacking were the domain of people on the wrong side of the law. The revelation that many governments and their secret services – the ‘good guys’ – were also gaining access to millions of computers and other electronic devices was a huge shock.
November 3, 2014
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Until recently, criminals were the main concern of customers using the internet to make electronic payments. The public believed that malware and hacking were the domain of people on the wrong side of the law. The revelation that many governments and their secret services – the ‘good guys’ – were also gaining access to millions of computers and other electronic devices was a huge shock. So, perhaps it was not surprising that the website %$Linker: 2External<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-16"?><dictionary />000oLinkExternalwww.dictionary.comVisit www.dictionary.comfalsehttp://www.dictionary.com/falsefalse%> declared that ‘privacy’ was the word of 2013. Companies have been aware for years that personal data is like gold. It can be mined, sorted and sold as a product. It is so valuable that companies are prepared to provide services for no charge, in return for information about the people using them. Some customers are completely happy to hand over this information, seeing this as part of the modern world. Others are more reluctant. In ‘My life, my data, my private life’, Anne-Marie Hartmann of Oberthur Technologies looks at this new business model, where the customer is the product. Described as a marketing innovation evangelist, she will give the audience insights into this increasingly critical area of business.
‘Privacy in the digital society (Secure identity, fraud, ID management)’, 9:30 - 17:00, Room 3
Open Roads and the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT&PF) have introduced a new version of the 511 Traveler Information Website
Released in conjunction with Active Safety Europe Conference 2016 to be held in Munich from 17-18 May, TU Automotive’s report, The Future of Active Safety, What’s Happening Now? looks at the challenges and opportunities that advanced driver assistance systems face now and in the imminent future.
The concise five-page report sums up insight from four industry experts including Frost & Sullivan, Denso, MIT and Axinn on how these challenges are being overcome today.
They discuss the ‘here and now’ of ADA
Co-organised by Ertico-ITS Europe, the MobiNET European project and Michelin Bibendum Challenge, in partnership with the eSafety Aware European project and FIA, the ITS Hackathon take places at the ITS World Congress in Bordeaux, from Tuesday 6 to Thursday 8 October 2015.
Academics, start-ups, app developers and service providers are invited to come up with new ideas and apps for mobility services using the different components of the MobiNET e-marketplace, the mobility services developed in MobiNET and
The Council of British Chambers of Commerce for Europe (COBCOE) has announced a trade delegation to Dubai, UAE, to provide UK and European businesses with access to decision-makers in the UAE focusing on the theme of Future Cities.
Europe is currently active in many of the critical Smart City technologies like IoT, sustainable design, urban mobility and renewable energy, while Dubai is home to an ambitious smart city project, with a pledge to make 25 per cent of all journeys in UAE driverless by 2030.
