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16 statistics that explore the issue of consumer trust in mobile

16 statistics that explore the issue of consumer trust in mobile

High-profile data breaches and a growing consumer desire to know how user information is gathered, stored and brokered underlines just how central the issue of consumer trust is in mobile. Supported by Mozilla and bics, MEF's recently published Consumer Trust eBulletin explores these issues and offers insights on regulation, market…

MEFMarch 13, 2017

Industry views: MWC 2017 the trends, announcements and technology

Connectivity & Wholesale Interviews

Industry views: MWC 2017 the trends, announcements and technology

Another Mobile World Congress is over. There was more of everything this year. More visitors (108,000 up 7% on 2016), more exhibitors, more keynotes and more announcements made. It can get very noisy. But in amongst the noise the important technology trends emerged, trends that will shape the mobile ecosystem…

MEFMarch 10, 2017

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

ID & 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…

MEFFebruary 16, 2017

The EU continues to influence global data privacy regulations

Guest blog

The EU continues to influence global data privacy regulations

Most businesses have a touch point to personal data – whether that be customer data, employee data or data processing. To help businesses navigate the complex landscape of global data regulation laws, analyst house Forrester has created a data privacy heat map that highlights the data protection guidelines and practices…

MEFFebruary 13, 2017

Mozilla: Internet health for our connected future

Guest blog Opinion

Mozilla: Internet health for our connected future

As consumers, we are increasingly surrounded by connected devices that are meant to ‘help’ with every aspect of our lives. This so-called Internet of Things will include 20.8 billion devices by 2020, all collecting and collating data constantly. Yet if we want consumers to be willing participants it is absolutely…

MEFFebruary 9, 2017

Is data an asset or a liability?

Content & Advertising ID & Data Opinion

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…

MEFFebruary 8, 2017

What’s in store for the mobile ecosystem in 2017?

Content & Advertising Interviews

What’s in store for the mobile ecosystem in 2017?

2016 was an eventful year for technology innovation across the board. And whilst new models have come to the fore the global base of mobile users continues to grow, confirming mobile's central role in how businesses innovate and monetise their services. Everything has been fair game, from the collection and…

MEFJanuary 5, 2017

Fitbug : GDPR and keeping the future of privacy healthy

Content & Advertising Guest blog ID & Data Opinion

Fitbug : GDPR and keeping the future of privacy healthy

At MEF’s Consumer Trust Summit in London much of the discussion focussed on the forthcoming General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) which is set to change the rules around how personal data is collected and used. Anna Gudmundson, CEO of Fitbug and Consumer Trust Summit panelist, shares her thoughts on how…

MEFDecember 14, 2016

Can one idea make online life more private, secure and efficient?

ID & Data

Can one idea make online life more private, secure and efficient?

A new MEF and Juniper Research whitepaper analyses the emergence of the user-centric data value-exchange. A concept that could completely change the way people manage their digital lives is profiled in a free report by Juniper Research for the Mobile Ecosystem Forum. The study outlines the Personal Data Economy: an…

MEFNovember 17, 2016

Interview: Mastercard talks post-plastic payments

Interviews

Interview: Mastercard talks post-plastic payments

When you turn payments into code, you can put them anywhere – cars, fridges, watches, rings. Mastercard is working hard to make the post-plastic revolution real. Kiki Del Valle, Sr VP for Commerce for Every Device at Mastercard, talked to MEF Minute… Mastercard needs no introduction. The clue is in…

MEFNovember 10, 2016

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