Data protection in Europe — A cloudy future

The Next 25 Years in EDA: A Cloudy Future?

h AT THE 50TH Design Automation Conference, Soha Hassoun organized a session to review the first 50 years of EDA and predict the next 25. While Bill Joyner [1] could draw upon the vast paper resources that MPA collected during the first 25 years of DAC and Rob Rutenbar [2] was able to apply some amazing analytics to the second 25 years of DAC proceedings, I turned to crowd sourcing to solicit i...

The Cloudy Future of Consumer Computing

Consumers used to run software on their own devices and store their data at home. They are now increasingly dependent on service-providers for both functionality and data-storage. Risk assessment techniques need to be applied to consumer contexts. These are diverse, covering many kinds of consumer devices, many different consumer profiles, and various consumer needs. A preliminary evaluation co...

6 Dealing with Cloudy Data

Looking up, it’s easy to spot the clouds. The white fluff is strikingly contrasted by the blue sky. It’s not so easy from space, especially above the Earth’s poles. The clouds blend in against the vast expanses of snow and ice. This is a problem for scientists who use satellites to study clouds and climate. Recently though, UC Berkeley statistician Bin Yu, her graduate student Tao Shi, and thei...

Citizens’ Perceptions of Data Protection and Privacy in Europe

Data protection and privacy gain social importance as technology and data flows play an ever greater role in shaping social structure. Despite this, understanding of public opinion on these issues is conspicuously lacking. This article is a meta-analysis of public opinion surveys on data protection and privacy focussed on EU citizens. The article firstly considers the understanding and awarenes...

Common DRG System - the Future of Europe? A Response to Recent Commentary