Growing privacy and security concerns

Description:

In the future Internet, everyday devices are increasingly networked together with one another. It will, therefore, pose much greater reliability, security, and privacy concerns than the Web does now because users will be much more dependent on the technology in their daily lives. A lot of infomation about users of internet maybe gathered without their agreement and knowledge ("1984"). Government agencies store private information in secured databases though they are relying more and more on the internet. Therefore, even if users are aware of or agree for the information about their behaviour to be colleted, networked computers will store this private information. Hacker attacks on such computers may lead to information leaks.

So there are basically two concerns: (i) of private information being collected and stored remotely and (ii) of security of this private information.

Enablers:

1. Identification (internet passport, intngibility of contact = remote identification). Why?
2. Dominant client/server architecture (monopoly of Windows/Outlook or some soft-/hardware on the server side). Why?
3. Literacy (Bank password thefts = spamming mails from Citibank users)
4. ...

Inhibitors:

1. Techlonogical maturity. why
2. International regulation/legislation. why

Paradigms:

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Experts:

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Timing:

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Web Resources:

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