The rewards for those that harness the value of personal data are well documented. But, just as the 19th Century Gold Rush wrought disaster as well as triumph, success is not guaranteed. MEF’s year-on-year annual Consumer Trust Reports identify some of the obstacles facing modern day prospectors, as MEF CEO,…

Consumer trust and engagement is an imperative for a healthy mobile ecosystem. Anurag Lal, CEO of MEF Member Infinite Convergence, explains how self-regulation and technology innovation can protect the mobile industry’s value proposition. In the newly released Jason Bourne movie, a hot technology company called Deep Dream, a fictionalized Facebook,…

MEF’s recent Consumer Trust Summit in San Francisco saw mobile privacy experts and regulators from the US and Europe gather to discuss the issues of privacy and security in mobile. Over the coming weeks we will be sharing a series of podcasts and in-depth analysis on the issues discussed. Here…

Mark Surman from Mozilla Foundation shares thoughts on why mobile encryption isn’t a luxury but a necessity, and an essential cornerstone of a healthy internet. Today, the Internet is one of our most important global public resources. It’s open, free and essential to our daily lives. It’s where we chat,…