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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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E-Commerce

Shopping and Paying in German E-Commerce

Online retail has moved quickly beyond desktop online shops. Lars Hofacker and Dorothee Frigge of the EHI Retail Institute spoke to dotmagazine about the systems used by online shops in Germany, the optimal mix of online payment methods, the EHI seal of trust, and the future of online retail, as they see it. Photo credit...

date 2017/06/26

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Policy & Law

eco: State Trojan Must Not Undermine IT Security on the...

On the legislative amendment concluded yesterday in the German federal parliament for the use of so-called “State Trojans” for the surveillance of messenger services on smartphones, eco Director Professor Dr. Norbert Pohlmann comments: “Similar to what we have already seen with blanket data retention, we are again...

date 2017/06/23

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Policy & Law

The Brakes are on for Blanket Data Retention: Case Supported...

Higher Administrative Court decision in the German state of NRW: SpaceNet AG not obligated to retain telecommunications data of customers Important signal for entire Internet sector Concerns about European law: Blanket data retention encroaches fundamental rights Blanket data retention is not compatible with European...

date 2017/06/22

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Policy & Law

Internet Policy Party Check Wahl/Digital for the German...

What are the German federal parties planning for the next legislative term in regards to IT Security? What’s next for Blanket Data Retention? How should encryption be better facilitated in future and what standards are needed for product security? These questions were in the focus of the fourth and final Internet Policy...

date 2017/06/22

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Policy & Law

eco's Alexander Rabe Talks to Deutsche Welle about the Economic...

Germany’s international broadcaster, Deutsche Welle, spoke to the Head of eco's Policy, Law and Regulations Division, Alexander Rabe, about the risks and economic damage caused by fake news - and the opportunities it presents, with new models emerging for controlling data better.

date 2017/06/20

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Security

Connected Cars Without Fear of Cyber Attacks

Standardized communications platforms protect cars better against hacker attacks The Internet Security Days (ISD) in September near Cologne look at topics for safe connected cars Connected cars are becoming a reality and demand a new security architecture for cars: more and more vehicles are communicating with one...

date 2017/06/20

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Policy & Law

eco on the German Act for Law Enforcement in Social Networks:...

On the occasion of the German Legal Affairs Committee’s public hearing on the planned “Act for the Improvement of Law Enforcement in Social Networks”, eco – Association of the Internet Industry points again forcefully to its position on the proposed legislation, and emphasizes: “Political responsibility also...

date 2017/06/19

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