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
The legislation surrounding driverless cars is lagging so far behind the technology involved that the industry is unlikely to see a regulatory framework in place any time soon says leading international business, finance and taxation consultancy BDO. And IEEE, "the world’s largest technical professional organisation dedicated to advancing technology for the benefit of humanity" can only see problems ahead as the politicians fall further and further behind.
BDO has been looking at a report from www.Spectr
Available for download from this week, the ITS World Congress ‘Kongressnavigator’is the first app to combine all the most important things at a congress. It helps visitors navigate through the city and the congress centre, and it integrates the conference programme, transportation schedules and tickets. All this comes together on the smartphone - now available for the iPhone, Android and as a mobile web application.
Available for download from this week, the ITS World Congress ‘Kongressnavigator’is the first app to combine all the most important things at a congress. It helps visitors navigate through the city and the congress centre, and it integrates the conference programme, transportation schedules and tickets. All this comes together on the smartphone - now available for the iPhone, Android and as a mobile web application. Arrival at the airport followed by a quick stop at your hotel - there's not much time to spa
Hosted by ITS Australia in partnership with the Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads, the ITS Summit on Connected Autonomy in Smart Cities takes place on 23-24 May at the Queensland University of Technology.
The growing international focus on smart cities where transport, utilities and healthcare communicate with each other to allow coordination and reduce waste, is a key driver for the provision of intelligent infrastructure across the road network. Such initiatives are being actively pursu
