Powering the Digital Economy : Regulatory Approaches to Securing Consumer Privacy, Trust and Security / International Telecommunication Union.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

International Telecommunication Union, author, issuing body.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Energy development--Environmental aspects.

Energy development.

Renewable energy sources.

Business enterprises--Technological innovations.

Business enterprises.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (51 pages)

Place of Publication:

Geneva, Switzerland : International Telecommunication Union, 2018.

Summary:

The report provides an outline of the value and the functioning of the digital economy, as well as requirements and considerations in terms of ICT and privacy regulation. It explores the issues of online privacy, trust and security, and how these influence and drive online data business models and data markets. It further examines the notion of trusted digital identity and what it means in terms of security by providing examples of digital identity systems.

Contents:

Foreword

Executive Summary

1. Introduction

2. Exploring online privacy, trust and ensuring security: setting the scene (global and regional)

2.1 The threat and power of the digital economy

2.2 Declining trust in the digital economy

2.3 Empowering the app economy

2.4 Digital identities

2.5 Legislative approaches to privacy and competition

2.6 The right to be anonymous?

3. Understanding online data business models and data markets

3.1 Data and the two-sided marketplace

3.2 How do these apps make their money?

3.3 Who controls your data?

3.4 Data ownership, privacy and competition considerations

3.5 What are the pressure points?

3.6 Openness and trust

4. Models of ensuring protection, privacy and trust

4.1 Understanding EU GDPR

4.2 What does EU GDPR mean for citizens?

4.3 Different models for data protection regulation

4.4 Adoption of guidelines

4.5 Implications of EU GDPR on other regions, with a special view to Asia

4.6 Data localization, national security and cross border restrictions

4.7 EU-GDPR - the new de facto global regulation?

5. A focus on digital identity within the framework protection of personal data

5.1 Digital identity

5.2 Basic security 33 5.3 Privacy considerations

4 5.4 Digital identity examples

5.5 Dynamic digital identities and cross-sectoral regulation

6. Data security

6.1 What barriers does industry face in securing data?

6.2 Regulators

6.3 Manufacturers

6.4 Distributed ownership, distributed risk

7. Conclusion.

Notes:

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