In this podcast Dr Robert Pepper, Head of Global Connectivity and Technology Policy at Facebook speaks with Prof Luciano Floridi, Professor of Philosophy and Ethics of Information at the University of Oxford, on the way in which real change for societal benefits can be made and sustained. To listen to the IIC’s podcast, click here.
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In Conversation: Audrey Tang, Taiwan’s Digital Minister and Andrea Millwood Hargrave, IIC
Audrey Tang, Taiwan’s Digital Minister speaks to Andrea Millwood Hargrave, the IIC’s Director of Regulatory Fora, on how Taiwan has addressed the recent pandemic. Ms Tang also shares her views on the role of the internet as an open collaborative tool enabling democratic participation. To listen to the IIC’s podcast, click here.
Streaming platforms targeted in cyber-attacks
Growth in services is attracting more attention from malicious actors, says research ITWeb reports on research from security company Kaspersky Labs, showing the growth in attacks on streaming platforms. Top of the list was Netflix, with 22,000 infection attempts between January 2019 and April 2020. Modes of attack included phishing for account credentials and financial information… [Read More]
Summary Report: IIC Thailand Chapter Webinar: Data Privacy in the Time of COVID-19
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In Conversation: John Edwards, New Zealand’s Privacy Commissioner and Paul Canessa, Gibraltar Regulatory Authority
Privacy issues around contract tracing and health apps have been very much at the forefront during this Pandemic. In this podcast, New Zealand’s Privacy Commissioner John Edwards speaks with Paul Canessa, CEO of the Gibraltar Regulatory Authority, about New Zealand’s approaches to contact tracing and guidance for protecting privacy issues during the Pandemic. Listen to… [Read More]
Samsung presents 6G vision
‘Hyper-connectivity’ could be commercialised by 2028 Samsung has set out its plans for 6G with three categories of requirements, reports telecompaper. In performance, the company is targeting twice the energy efficiency of 5G, with 50 times the peak data rate, and latency reduced by 90%. The company goes on to describe how the architecture will implement AI… [Read More]