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MEF Sessions @ MWC 2017

MEF hosted a series of leadership and expert sessions throughout Mobile World Congress 2017 in Barcelona, showcasing the work of MEF’s Programmes and Chapters across Consumer Trust, Mobile Messaging and Value Added Services. Here you can watch all the keynotes and panel discussions. Building Trust in a Digital Landscape. What’s…
Sam Hill
March 21, 2017
Guest blogPersonal Data

The rise of the attribute economy 2.0

Nathan Kinch, Head of Experience and Labs at Meeco, outlines the rise of the attribute economy, as described in a new report co-authored by thought leaders in digital identity, personal data services and regulation. “In computing, attributes are pieces of information, which determine the properties of a field or tag…
Sam Hill
March 20, 2017
Personal DataPrivacy

We want our data back using APIs!

Tristan Nitot, Chief Product Officer at MEF Member Cozy Cloud, discusses how ambiguous language in the impending GDPR regulation may impede the use of APIs in allowing the portability of consumer data – and how organisations, including MEF, are helping to ensure the guidelines specifically reference them as a matter…
Sam Hill
March 14, 2017
OpinionsPersonal Data

Building trust into new technology

Drawing on discussions from recent MEF Privacy events in London and Las Vegas, Founder of World Wide Worx Arthur Goldtruck explores how issues around trust in new technologies is hampering consumer uptake in groundbreaking new services, and what the global mobile ecosystem can do about it. It is 9 o’clock…
Sam Hill
March 8, 2017
Personal Data

10 things you need to know about the personal-data economy

Rob Pegorago, tech journalist and moderator from the recent MEF Data Privacy & Security Summit at CES shares 10 things you need to know about the personal data economy, following the discussions of the panel held on the topic at the same event – listen to that discussion in full…
Sam Hill
February 16, 2017
AnalyticsPrivacy

World Economic Forum: consumer trust and a $10trn opportunity

The World Economic Forum is very optimistic about the potential of digital technologies to supercharge the global economy. But it says trust issues could hold this revolution back. Its new research paper dives into the topic. In the 20th century the global economy was supercharged by the arrival of choice.…
MEF
February 9, 2017
OpinionsPrivacyVAS

Is data an asset or a liability?

Drawing on discussions from recent MEF Privacy events in London and Las Vegas, CEO Rimma Perelmuter explores the debate around how companies handle the safeguarding of consumer data and asks, in the context of increasingly stringent regulation relating to such data, if the burden of ownership could outweigh the potential…
Sam Hill
February 8, 2017
Personal Data

Consumer Trust Summit Series CES

Part of CES 2017, MEF’s Data Privacy & Security Summit, supported by BICS, explored how technology is demanding innovative models and best practice for mobile privacy and security to help businesses to manage risk, while creating new monetization opportunities. Across three sessions the summit heard from expert speakers across different mobile sectors…
Sam Hill
January 24, 2017
MEF