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Selected Highlights
	Introduction to current issues of privacy and trust in ICT
	Security and privacy in a pervasive world - The Daidalos approach
	Voice over IP - The end of the world as we knew it
	Biometric technologies for secure access
	Reduce traffic data - Interview with Andreas Krisch from EDRI

Eurescom mess@ge 2/2005 (June)

Privacy and trust in pervasive communications

As communications services are growing ever more pervasive, surrounding us permanently wherever we are, the users’ trust becomes a decisive factor for the adoption of new services. The trust of users depends to a large extent on the real and the perceived privacy and security they have in a world of ubiquitous communications.

This issue of Eurescom mess@ge explores some of the current  topics related to privacy and trust in ICT.

Introduction to current issues of privacy and trust in ICT
Recent advances in information and communication technologies (ICT) have raised issues of privacy and trust in virtually all areas that are affected by ICT. Eurescom mess@ge editor Anastasius Gavras gives an overview on the issues of privacy and trust that arise from this development.

Security and privacy in a pervasive world - The Daidalos approach
This article from EU project DAIDALOS addresses some major questions on how to build trust and confidence in pervasive systems where many entities play different roles, mostly for some limited amount of time, and where a significant amount of personal data travel through the network.

Voice over IP - The end of the world as we knew it
One of the communication services that have recently gained huge popularity is Voice over IP (VoIP). Only few users are yet aware of the security risks involved in making phone calls through the Internet. This may change as soon as the first VoIP connections are hacked. Security expert Joachim Posegga gives an overview on the security aspects of VoIP and makes suggestions for making VoIP safer.

Biometric technologies for secure access
A hotly debated topic is the use of biometrical data for public security and secure access. Eurescom mess@ge editor Anastasius Gavras provides information on the current state-of-the-art.

Reduce traffic data - Interview with Andreas Krisch from EDRI
In a number of European countries, there are organisations of concerned citizens who aim to protect privacy rights. Eurescom mess@ge talked to Andreas Krisch from European Digital Rights (EDRi) about current privacy issues and his suggestions to resolve them.

IN FOCUS

TUTORIAL

Digital Rights Management
Digital Rights Management, or DRM for short, is a much-discussed topic nowadays. The main reason for this is that DRM technology is often mentioned in the context of protection of digital audio and video content. In his tutorial, Willem Jonker from Philips summarises the main features and application areas of DRM.

INTERNAL

New director at Eurescom
On 11 May, the general assembly of Eurescom unanimously elected David Kennedy as the new director of Eurescom.

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