Last week the FBI requested that Apple unlock an iPhone belonging to one of the killers in the December mass shooting in San Bernardino, California. We asked MEF members and the wider mobile community for their thoughts.
MEFFebruary 23, 2016
Last week in Berlin MEF hosted the first meet-up in a new Consumer Trust series designed to bring together members and guests to discuss the burning issues companies must grapple with when it comes to privacy and security in the mobile ecosystem. The evening was kindly hosted by Deutsche Telekom…
MEFFebruary 12, 2016
MEF’s Senior Policy and Initiatives Advisor Simon Bates reflects on CES, and the huge array of new technologies on display and how they could impact our privacy, and the future of consumer trust. January may be the coldest month of the year, but you can always rely on CES to…
MEFJanuary 25, 2016
MEF today unveiled the results of its Global Consumer Trust Report in association with AVG Technologies at the Consumer Electronics Show. The third annual report studies the attitudes and behaviours relating to privacy and security of over 5000 mobile media users in Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, South Africa, UK…
MEFJanuary 6, 2016
At the inaugural European Consumer Trust Summit recently held in London, industry experts, regulators and startups gathered to discuss the issues surrounding consumer trust in mobile and how best to build trust in the mobile platform. MEFTV met keynote speaker Amit Pau, MD of Ariadne Capital about the day's discussions,…
MEFDecember 17, 2015
At the inaugural European Consumer Trust Summit recently held in London, industry experts, regulators and startups gathered to discuss the issues surrounding consumer trust in mobile and how best to build trust in the mobile platform. MEFTV spoke with Chris Riley, head of Public Policy at Mozilla, a member of…
MEFDecember 10, 2015
Rafael Pellon, MEF LatAm advisor and partner at Focaccia, Amaral e Salvia Advogados, here explores the latest developments in the arena of digital privacy in Brazil, taking an in-depth look at the sweeping legal and regulatory changes coming into force as 180 million internet users become increasingly aware of the…
MEFNovember 23, 2015
Heartbeat, iris, face, vein…every one is a potential identifier of you. So can biometric authentication rescue us from the hell of remembering passwords? Passwords and PINs are a nightmare. Criminals can phish for them or use ‘brute force’ attacks to try millions of combinations in split seconds until they find…
Tim BanksNovember 18, 2015
At the inaugural European Consumer Trust Summit, held by MEF in London last week MEF members and industry experts gathered to discuss the issues surrounding consumer trust in mobile - Simon Bates, senior policy advisor for MEF led the discussions and shares his thoughts on the day here.
MEFNovember 2, 2015
Spurred by the growth in wearables and health &Â well being apps, mHealth is growing fast, not just as a way to track personal fitness but as a way for medical professionals to improve patient care and remotely identify the signs of serious illness for example. Â In the US it is…
Tim BanksAugust 6, 2015
