The Internet of Bodies

Aaron Fernando: Blockchain has become one of those buzzwords that commands attention and carries a powerful social glow, yet in the likes of similar buzzwords that have attained such a prized status, it has lost much of its meaning. Blockchain has become a catchall term for just about any digital ledger system regardless of crucial variations in its design. With so many blockchain projects ranging from social impact initiatives to opportunistic marketing ploys, it can be difficult to discern which projects hold real potential.

Eingeleitet wird der „Frankreichtag“ bereits am 18. Juni mit der Vorführung des Films „La Melody – Der Klang von Paris“ im Haus der Universität. Am 19. Juni wird dann zwischen 13 und 16 Uhr ein Hochschulmarkt mit verschiedenen Informationsständen stattfinden. Hier können sich Interessierte über ein Studium oder ein Praktikum in Frankreich informieren und bei einem „Speedmeeting“ auch Kommilitonen kennenlernen, die einen solchen Aufenthalt bereits absolviert haben.

Die Bildergalerie "HHU-Nostalgia" stellt interessante Archiv-Motive vor und wird kontinuierlich ausgebaut und ergänzt: Viel Spaß! Hier geht es zur kompletten Galerie (Übersichtsseite).Haben Sie vielleicht auch noch ein interessantes "historisches" Foto der HHU? Die HHU-Bildredaktion freut sich über jede Einsendung: Dieter Joswig, Tel. +49 211 81-14861E-Mail senden

Exzellenz in der Forschung
Hohes Ansehen genießt der Studiengang in der deutschen Wissenschaftsgemeinde: Universitätsprofessoren konnten in der Befragung durch das CHE fünf Universitäten in Deutschland nennen, die sie für führend in der Forschung in ihrem Fach halten. Der gute Ruf der politikwissenschaftlichen Forschung hat die HHU als einzige Hochschule in NRW in die bundesweite Spitzengruppe gebracht.

Die Gewerkschaft hatte die Entlastungsgespräche mit dem Klinikvorstand abgebrochen. In dem offenen Brief an die Geschäftsführerin des verdi-Bezirks Düssel-Rhein-Wupper, Stephanie Peifer, weist der Klinikvorstand nochmals darauf hin, dass die aktuelle Forderung zu eigenständigen Tarifverhandlungen durch das UKD „falsch und sinnlos“ ist: Das UKD ist Mitglied des Arbeitgeberverbandes NRW und damit der „Tarifgemeinschaft deutscher Länder“ (TdL). Daher ist das UKD nicht zu eigenständigen Verhandlungen berechtigt.

We are constantly upset about our digital helpers. That should give us food for thought. When was the last time you got digitally annoyed? When Skype refused to work right before an important interview? When Spotify stuttered through your playlist? When Google Maps kept guiding you back into a traffic jam? While others float weightlessly…
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World Bank Policy Research Paper by Daniel Ayalew Ali, Klaus Deininger and Michael Wild: “The technical complexity of ensuring that tax rolls are complete and valuations current is often perceived as a major barrier to bringing in more property tax revenues in developing countries.

Carlos Ragazzo, professor da FGV Direito Rio, foi um dos convidadosO professor da FGV Direito Rio, Carlos Ragazzo, foi um dos palestrantes do evento Brasil Streaming, que ocorreu no dia 11 de junho, no WTC Events Center em São Paulo. Em sua terceira edição, o encontro reuniu especialistas, produtores de conteúdo, programadores e algumas das maiores empresas do setor para debater as mudanças no mercado de TV por assinatura e os impactos das novas tecnologias.

Carlos Ragazzo, professor da FGV Direito Rio, foi um dos convidadosO professor da FGV Direito Rio, Carlos Ragazzo, foi um dos palestrantes do evento Brasil Streaming, que ocorreu no dia 11 de junho, no WTC Events Center em São Paulo. Em sua terceira edição, o encontro reuniu especialistas, produtores de conteúdo, programadores e algumas das maiores empresas do setor para debater as mudanças no mercado de TV por assinatura e os impactos das novas tecnologias.

Anthony Sanford at The Conversation: “Social media sites’ responses to the Facebook-Cambridge Analytica scandal and new European privacy regulations have given users much more control over who can access

UK Government Press Release: “…the government has announced that key parts of the OS MasterMap will be made openly available for the public and businesses to use.
It is estimated that this will boost the UK economy by at least £130m each year, as innovative companies and startups use the data.

Paper by Serena Zheng, Marshini Chetty, and Nick Feamster: “Despite the increasing presence of Internet of Things (IoT) devices inside the home, we know little about how users feel about their privacy living with Internet-connected devices that continuously monitor and collect data in their homes. To gain insight into this state of affairs, we conducted eleven semi-structured interviews with owners of smart homes, investigating privacy values and expectations.

On June 12, 2018, the Internet Society hosted a briefing for Congressional staff on Considerations Regarding Encryption and Exceptional Access. The briefing offered an opportunity for participants to learn more about the technical aspects of encryption, and the risks associated with creating back doors or other technical means for exceptional access.

Le Laboratoire de cyberjustice est heureux d’annoncer le partenariat de recherche AJC (Autonomisation des acteurs judiciaires par la cyberjustice et l’intelligence artificielle) financé par le programme partenariat du Conseil de Recherche en Sciences Humaines du Canada (CRSH). Il vise à mettre l’intelligence artificielle (IA) au service des justiciables et des acteurs judiciaires afin d’accroître l’accès à la justice. Ce projet est dirigé par le professeur Karim Benyekhlef. Félicitations à toute l’équipe.

Special issue by The Economist: “…the relationship between information and crime has changed in two ways, one absolute, one relative. In absolute terms, people generate more searchable information than they used to. Smartphones passively track and record where people go, who they talk to and for how long; their apps reveal subtler personal information, such as their political views, what they like to read and watch and how they spend their money.

Lançamento será no dia 19/06Nesta segunda-feira, dia 19 de junho, será o lançamento da obra “A internet das coisas”, de Eduardo Magrani. O livro, publicado pela Editora FGV em parceria com a FGV Direito Rio, aborda os desafios decorrentes do avanço da interação contínua entre dispositivos inteligentes, sensores e pessoas.

Lançamento será no dia 19/06Nesta segunda-feira, dia 19 de junho, será o lançamento da obra “A internet das coisas”, de Eduardo Magrani. O livro, publicado pela Editora FGV em parceria com a FGV Direito Rio, aborda os desafios decorrentes do avanço da interação contínua entre dispositivos inteligentes, sensores e pessoas.

With a shared vision of putting people at the center of the Internet, the Internet Society and Consumers International have formed a new working partnership aimed at creating a safer, more trusted Internet for everyone.

The MANRS initiative’s set of Best Current Operational Practices has received recognition from the RIPE community by being published as RIPE-706.