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Video is the 5G ‘killer app’, says research
Improved capabilities make a ‘compelling user case’ The website telecomstechnews.com reports on the latest research from Nokia indicating that improved video calling is seen as the killer application for 5G among both consumers and businesses. Read more here.
Apple becomes the latest US technology firm to face EU antitrust investigation
App Store and Apple Pay are in the regulators’ sights The European Union has announced an antitrust probe into the rules and fees surrounding Apple’s app store and a second investigation into its mobile payment service, reports Reuters. Read more here.
In Conversation: Raul Rikk and Amanda Crabbe
Estonia is a pioneer in digital identity applications and therefore as part of the IIC’s cybersecurity month, we invited Raul Rikk, National Cyber Security Policy Director at the Government CIO Office, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications, Estonia to share his key areas of focus at the moment. Here he is in conversation with our… [Read More]
Norway withdraws its Covid contact-tracing app
Data protection authority warns of threat to user privacy The Norwegian coronavirus contact-tracing app, one of the first in Europe, has been suspended following privacy concerns, reports Techcrunch. The app, called ‘Smittestop’, operated by continuously uploading location data and the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (FHI) was warned that it posed a ‘disproportionate threat’ to user privacy…. [Read More]
In Conversation: Martha Lane Fox and Lynn Robinson
British tech entrepreneur, The Right Honourable Baroness Martha Lane Fox CBE, joins IIC, Director General, Lynn Robinson in conversation to share her views on sustainable and responsible technology and how the Covid -19 pandemic has reinforced the importance of ‘good digitisation’ policies and applications. Martha discusses the nuances of the digital divide that have been… [Read More]