NEW PACCS WEBSITE
By Sharon Walker The Partnership for Conflict, Crime and Security Research (PaCCS), formerly known as the Global Uncertainties Programme, has launched a new website. The programme, which is an initiative of Research Councils UK, was established in 2008....
read moreFinal Report Published
IMPRINTS has published its final report, wrapping up all the research from the 8 projects about user expectations for new forms of identity management. The outcomes clearly show how only a radical rethinking of identity management as serving the needs of...
read morePresenting Research For The E-ID Team
Yesterday (Nov. 4) Liesbet van Zoonen presented a range of research results from IMPRINTS for the team of civil servants that is developing new the E-ID scheme for the Dutch government. E-ID is the follow-up of DigiD, and is designed to offer more...
read moreImprints Gives More Evidence To Parliament
The Science and Technology Committee of parliament have issued an inquiry into the current and future uses of biometric data and technologies. The IMPRINTS research outcomes contain ample information that is relevant to the committee, and Professor Liesbet...
read moreLife in Prison: A Loss of Liberty & Identity
Posted by Lilia Gomez Flores A person sentenced to prison will face different challenges for Identity Management; first of all their identity as they know it will change becoming mostly a number. In most countries as part of the registration process...
read moreProving Your Identity: The Passports of the Future
Last Tuesday 3rd of December Sandra Wilson, part of the IMPRINTS team based in Dundee, gave a very engaging lecture at the McManus Gallery in Dundee where she talked about how as more of our lives become digital, we use the internet increasingly for...
read moreThe Robot Revolution
Posted by: Danny Cassidy I attended a talk recently, where the presenter discussed a futuristic scenario in which they envisioned robots replacing humans in the classroom. This suggestion made me think about the automation of learning, the ways in which...
read moreCommunications Bill Tabled
Communications Bill Tabled Posted by: Sharon Walker The UK government this week unveiled its Communications Data Bill. If passed, this Bill would require Internet Service Providers and mobile phone network providers in the UK to collect and store...
read more3D Printing Revolution & Mass Personalisation
3D Printing Revolution & Mass Personalisation Posted by Sandra Wilson 3D printing is being hailed as the next industrial revolution. When once 3d printers were enormous more recent models such as theUP! 3D printer that Imprints has purchased are table top...
read more10 Million User Passwords Compromised
Posted by: Sharon Walker It was a bad week for the passwords: an estimated ten million of them were breached last week on three established websites, LinkedIn; eHarmony and Last.FM. The password is generally distrusted for exactly this sort of...
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