cdel, Author at Internet Society UK

Multi-Sided Trust for Multi-Sided Platforms

cdel / March 29, 2018

Topic

This discussion being held on Thursday, April 12, 2018, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM BST brings together representatives from different sectors to discuss the topic of trust on the Internet. This particular panel will focus on consumer to business trust; how users trust online services that are offered to them. Such services include, but are not limited to, online shopping, social media, online banking and search engines.

Recent developments involving Social Media makes this a particularly hot topic.

Chair

Ansgar Koene – Senior Research Fellow at Horizon Digital Economy Research, University of Nottingham, researching algorithm bias

Panellists

Catherine Miller – Director of Policy at Doteveryone, who have recently published a ‘Digital Attitudes Report’ ( http://attitudes.doteveryone.org.uk/

Events, News, Policy

How do we build trust between engineers and politicians in securing the Internet of Things (IoT)?

cdel / March 21, 2018

Thursday 22 March 2018 at House of Lords, Westminster 14.30

The Internet of Things is transforming the way we communicate, relax and do business. But as the number of Internet-enabled devices surges, so do the challenges associated with keeping devices and networks secure. While technologists have been preparing for many years, legislators and policymakers from around the global, are in the midst of looking at certification, awareness raising and potentially legislation to ensure that the rise of IoT will not increase further the risks of cyber-attacks.

Events, News

Chatham House Panel Discussion: Do We Still Trust the Internet?

cdel / December 15, 2017

Over the past few years, there has been a clear shift towards greater ‘securitization’ of the Internet, where security is less about personal data integrity and network resilience, and more about national security and political control. This is evident through the practice of Internet shutdowns, data localization policies, attacks on the multi-stakeholder model of Internet governance and encryption backdoors.

At this event, held in partnership with Chatham House, participants discussed the trend towards ‘securitization’, its implications and how to strengthen trust in the Internet.… Read more ...

Events, Policy

Fake News: annoying symptom or life-threatening disease? replay

cdel / July 13, 2017

The replay of this event held 13th July 2017 is now available.

with thanks to Joly MacFie, Olivier Crépin-Leblond and participants at the event.

Events, News, Policy

Fake News: annoying symptom or life-threatening disease? Location: The Worshipful Company of Information Technologists 39a Bartholomew Close, London, EC1A 7JN

cdel / June 28, 2017

The UK Chapter of the Internet Society and Cloudflare, Inc. invite you
to the forthcoming Event:

Fake News: annoying symptom or life-threatening disease?
Location: The Worshipful Company of Information Technologists
39a Bartholomew Close, London, EC1A 7JN

Date: Thursday 13 July 2017
Time: doors open at 17:30 for an 18:00 start

Fake news has been a buzzword since the US election provoked a debate at
presidential level. But fake news are neither new, nor are they
geographically constrained to the United States.… Read more ...

News

The ISOC UK England / India Chennai online joint Webinar on the theme “Core Internet Values: Changes happening on the way the Internet Works – the desirable and undesirable changes”

cdel / June 3, 2017

The ISOC UK England / India Chennai online joint Webinar on the theme “Core Internet Values: Changes happening on the way the Internet Works – the desirable and undesirable changes” took place Friday 2nd June 2017

The link to the live stream recording

1. Introduction to the Internet – tracing its origins (10-15 minutes)
Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond, ISOC UK England Chair

2. “how national laws alter the Internet ecosystem” (10 minutes)
Tatiana Tropina, Max Plank Institute & ICANN NCUC

3. “how this work is politicised at ITU and UN” (10 minutes)
Nigel Hickson, ICANN.… Read more ...

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