 Letter to FTC
Regarding Internet of Things by Dan Caprio (McKenna Long &
Aldridge)
On Behalf of the Transatlantic Computing Continuum Policy
Alliance, I am pleased to submit these comments in response to the
Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) request for public comment on the
privacy and security implications of the Internet of Things (IoT).
We commend the FTC for holding its IoT workshop November 19, 2013
and apprecite the opportunity to
participate. Read More.
 Center for
Public Policy Innovation Hosts Policy Forum on the 'Internet of
Everything'
On November 7, 2012, CPPI hosted a policy forum for key lawmakers
and their staff entitled "Futurist Policy Initiative: Internet of
Everything" on Capitol Hill. During the event, which was
co-sponsored by Cisco, a world leader in Internet of Everything'
(IoE) thought leadership, leading experts from government and the IT
industry outlined the key policy and regulatory areas they believe
will have the greatest impact on helping to foster the future
advancement of IoE, the next big wave of innovation worth an
estimated $14.4 trillion in global economic
value. Read More.
 Cisco CEO
Pegs Internet of Things as $19 Trillion Market
Cisco Systems Inc.
Chief Executive Officer John
Chambers said that the Internet of Everything -- connected
products ranging from cars to household goods -- could be a $19
trillion opportunity.In a keynote presentation yesterday at the
International Consumer Electronics Show that also featured comedian
Sarah
Silverman, Chambers drew a picture of a world in which objects
in homes, at airports, at hotels and elsewhere that are connected to
the Internet know peoples’ preferences. That could lead to consumers
buying more goods, he said. Read More
 
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Netflix Is Building an Artificial Brain
Using Amazon’s Cloud (Wired)
February 17,
2014
Nothing beats a movie recommendation
from a friend who knows your tastes. At least not yet. Netflix wants
to change that, aiming to build an online recommendation engine that
outperforms even your closest friends.
The online movie and TV outfit once
sponsored what it called the Netflix Prize, asking the world’s data
scientists to build new algorithms that could better predict what
movies and shows you want to see. And though this certainly advanced
the state of the art, Netflix is now exploring yet another leap
forward. In an effort to further hone its recommendation engine, the
company is delving into “deep
learning,” a branch of artificial intelligence that seeks to
solve particularly hard problems using computer systems that mimic
the structure and behavior of the human brain. The company details
these efforts in a recent
blog post.
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U.S.-China
joint ventures could be key to closing the federal
budget deficit
February 17,
2014
(The Hill) - Many believe U.S.-China
joint ventures are doomed to fail, but that is not the
case. On the contrary. They may also hold the key to
dragging China out of the middle incom...
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Possible
state-sponsored cyber attack deemed elite,
unusual
February 17,
2014
(The Hill) - An advanced persistent
threat called Careto, aka the Mask, may be state
sponsored, says Kaspersky Lab, the security company that
discovered the malware....
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Stores,
banks team up to fight
hackers
February 14,
2014
(The Hill) - The retail and financial
industries are laying down their swords to come together
on a new initiative to combat cyber crime....
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Former
Rep. Ron Paul launches petition for Snowden
clemency
February 14,
2014
(The Hill) - Former Rep. Ron Paul
(R-Texas) has started a petition demanding clemency for
the former National Security Agency (NSA) contractor who
revealed its metadata surveillance p...
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Next
steps for the cybersecurity
framework
February 14,
2014
(The Hill) - With the Obama
administration’s cybersecurity framework officially
launched, many are waiting to see what the federal
government does next to encourage companies to
adopt...
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New
technologies make police work more
effective
February 14,
2014
(Homeland Security News Wire) - Law
enforcement officers across the country are adapting to
new technologies which aim to improve efficiency and
accuracy on the job. ...
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Micro-windmills
to recharge cell phones, used for home energy
generation
February 14,
2014
(Homeland Security News Wire) -
Researchers have designed a micro-windmill that
generates wind energy and may become an innovative
solution to cell phone batteries constantly in need of
recharging, and ...
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America’s
Fusion Race With China Is Heating Up, So Why Is
Washington Going Cold?
February 14,
2014
(Government Executive) - Researchers
with the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in
California recently announced a major step forward in
pursuit of the so-called holy grail of energy:
fusion...
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