IGF2012-WS 194 - Localization of Data and its Implications for Economic Development
The US, EU, India and many other Countries are looking into laws and regulations designed to implement new codes or strengthen existing ones covering the storage, security and use of personal information about their citizens. In our digital age an individual #39;s name, photo, e-mail address, bank details, posts on social networking websites, all of this personal information and much, much more passes effortlessly around the globe at the speed of light. This information often resides in a network of data centers, server farms, Network Operation Centers (NOCs) and similar "core" facilities all under the generic name "BIG DATA" deployed all over the globe that ARE the essential facilities that manage internet traffic. Recent years has witnessed an explosion of "smart" devices servicing the "edge" of the internet. The reality is that the "smart" in the new phones, tablets and other devices resides not in the phone or devise but in the facilities deployed at the "core" of the internet. It is in these "core" facilities that your information is often "cashed" or stored for quick retrieval. The efficiency, processing power and storage available through "cloud computing" has profoundly changed the way information is handled and stored. Your smart devise or set top box is programed to fetch the movie or application you have request form where it is "cashed" or stored which is in a data center or server farm. Establishing and enforcing an individual #39;s rights regarding all aspects of ...From:igfViews:0 0ratingsTime:01:31:49More inNonprofits Activism
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