IIEAThe panel discussed the use of personal data and online advertising networks, the threat this poses and how new regulation might help address the problem.
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Which country has the authority to investigate crimes committed with the use of the internet where the evidence is located in different states?
The panellists will discuss how they use digital technology to address the social issues of food poverty, marginalisation from mainstream education, and social isolation.
Ms. Lauristin will discuss the e-Privacy Regulation, which was successfully passed by the European Parliament in late October 2017, and the challenges that remain around its implementation.
Advances in artificial intelligence mean that several forms of employment, once perceived to be secure, are now at risk of automation or elimination.
Assistant Secretary Jeanette Manfra discussed the strategy that the Department of Homeland Security is implementing to address national cyber security incidents in the United States, to protect critical infrastructure and to ensure the US government’s ability to deliver key services and functions to US citizens.
Finding the optimum balance of rights involved in the ePrivacy Regulation without stifling innovation will not be easy.
As part of the IIEA’s project on Ireland and the Future of the EU27, Ann Linde, Swedish Minister for EU Affairs and Trade, and Helen McEntee T.D., Irish Minister for European Affairs, addressed the Insitute to present their governments’ perspectives on the Future of the EU27 post Brexit. In their speeches, each Minister outlined the vision for the EU in their countries, and discussed areas of potential policy alignment betwen Ireland and like-minded countries, such as Sweden.
The seminar entitled: Delivering the Digital Single Market, covered a range of issues associated with completing the Digital Single Market, including the free flow of data (the so-called Fifth Freedom), E-governance and cooperation in the Digital North. The event was co-hosted by the IIEA, the Estonian Embassy to Ireland and the Norwegian Embassy to Ireland.
The Irish National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) was formally established in 2015. Together with the Computer Security Incident Response Team (CSIRT), the NCSC has responsibility for Ireland’s national cyber security defences. The global cybersecurity threat landscape continues to pose an immense challenge. Notable attacks in 2017 have included the ransomware virus, WannaCry, and the malware virus, Petya.
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