Cyberculture agenda: “Internet trust at all time low” acc. to Internet Society report…

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Internet trust at all time low; not enough being done to protect data, says Internet Society report

Internet Society – News Headlines by Allesandra.Desantillana

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Wed, 11/23/2016

Five step approach identified to address data breaches and increase online trust 

[London, UK – 23 November 2016] – The Internet Society has today released the findings from its 2016 Global Internet Report in which 59 percent of users admit they would likely not do business with a company which had suffered a data breach. Highlighting the extent of the data breach problem, the report makes key recommendations for building user trust in the online environment, stating that more needs to be done to protect online personal information.

People really, really suck at using computers

Boing Boing by Cory Doctorow

The OECD’s 2011-2015, 33 country, 215,942-person study of computer skills paints a deceptively grim picture of the average level of computer proficiency around the world — deceptive because it excludes over-65s, who research shows to be, on average, less proficient than the 16-65 cohort sampled.

Amazon will spend $1 billion to conquer the Middle East

The Social Software Weblog

Amazon is one of the world’s largest retail destinations, but it doesn’t have much traction in the Middle East. That’s why rumors that it’s looking to buy Souq.com, the Amazon of the Middle East, make so much sense. Bloomberg is reporting that Jeff B.

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