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date 2017/07/07

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Security

Surfing Safely under the Palms: Botfrei Gives Six Tips on...

Enjoy untroubled holidays with secure smartphones: Botfrei gives holiday-makers six tips to take on your trip EU Roaming available since 15 June: A free and safer alternative when travelling abroad within the EU instead of using potentially insecure Wi-Fi networks Free Wi-Fi networks are very popular when travelling:...

date 2017/07/06

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date 2017/07/05

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Policy & Law

New Digital Commissioner Gabriel Expecting Challenging Agenda

On the confirmation of the new EU Digital Commissioner Marija Gabriel by the EU Parliament, eco Director of Policy & Law Oliver Süme says: “With the Digital Portfolio, Marija Gabriel is taking on an especially innovative and above all dynamic portfolio with great importance for Europe as an industry location. The...

date 2017/07/05

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IoT

dotmagazine: Digital Production - Now Online!

The July 2017 issue of dotmagazine, "Digital Production", is now online. How will the fourth industrial revolution transform business culture and industry? What are the social benefits of industrial IoT? And how can small and medium-sized companies keep up with the pace of change in modern manufacturing? The July 2017...

date 2017/07/05

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Security

BREXIT Could Impede the Transfer of Personal Data

BREXIT will change the legal foundation for the exchange of personal data between Germany and Great Britain Companies with locations in Great Britain should start preparing themselves now for a range of scenarios BREXIT will change the legal conditions for the transfer of personal data between Great Britain and the...

date 2017/07/04

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E-Commerce

Building an InsurTech Startup Ecosystem in Germany

The new InsurLab Germany initiative intends to support innovation in the insurance industry and facilitate startup growth. It will connect insurers directly with startups of different maturity levels, Torsten Oletzky, Member of the InsurLab Germany Task Force, explains. “Revolution or Evolution”: This question is...

date 2017/07/03

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Blockchain

Security and Privacy in Blockchain Environments

Matteo Cagnazzo and Chris Wojzechowski, both researchers at the Institute for Internet Security, explore how security and privacy can be enhanced by blockchain technology. Blockchain is currently one of the most-hyped technologies. In this short article we will try to show where current downsides in blockchain security...

date 2017/06/30

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Blockchain

Blockchain & The Cloud: Transforming Data Center Architecture...

Data centers have to adapt to new business strategies and adopt new technologies to keep pace with their customers’ needs. Anthony Robinson from Corning Optical Communications explains how data centers can facilitate the rapidly increasing data traffic from the always-on consumer. Enterprise data centers have traditionally...

date 2017/06/28

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Policy & Law

eco Welcomes Federal Network Agency Decision: Blanket Data...

The Higher Administrative Court of North Rhine-Westphalia decided last week, in its resolution on 22 June 2017, that blanket data retention does not comply with European Union law. The Internet provider SpaceNet, supported by eco, had taken legal action back in April 2016. Today, the German Federal Network Agency for Electricity,...

date 2017/06/28

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