부산대학교 도서관

A citizen is creating while navigating online his digital footprint, which is a steadily increasing trail of personal and individual data. In a growing digital society, a citizen is nowadays navigating not online online but as well in various dimensions such as that of the cyberspace, or in motion as in transportation networks, or simply as being listed or mentioned in digitalized archives. The citizen is interfacing with interconnected entities, in smarter environments, trending to the Internet of Things. The impact of emerging information and communication technologies on citizen becomes dramatic under the light of rapid changes in the field of ICT and under the perspective of huge potentials which could be developed and exploited. It is clear that implications on personal integrity and privacy are blatant; hence it becomes more and more obvious that regulatory measures to be applied in future could be in the forefront of research and investigation.This report summarizes the discussions held in the Citizen Digital Footprint (CIDIPRINT) action inrespect: - To develop and assess scenarios associated with information recorded when a citizen interacts in a digital smart environment, in particular with the internet of the future and with intelligent transport systemsand - To assess the impact of mobile information and communication applications on European citizens with respect to security and safety issues, starting by networking with relevant stakeholders and by gaining knowledge with state of the art and emerging mobile architectures. The report aims to provide the basis for future discussions and as such it will iterate and reflect on issues related to the core work of the CIDIPRINT action. The report is elaborating on the digital footprint of citizens in the 27 EU Member States. It will also look at the facts and then – the digital footprint being of global dimension – compare with elements of the rest of the world. The report focuses on state-of-the-art methods a
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