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AGENDA
Define encryption today What is happening with my data Who is interested in my data at all? What can be done about it? What do we do about it?
Today we will shed a light on common practices in the corporate world regarding usage of data that you willingly or unwillingly provide
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ENCRYPTION TODAY Encryption prevents third parties from reading your data Data can be anything from websites to personal text
messages and pictures There is a third type of encryption needed today: one that
will prevent corporations from reading your diary The term encryption means different things to different
people that you should be aware of
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ENCRYPTION TODAY Transport encryption
Content encryption
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WHAT HAPPENS WITH MY DATA? Google constantly tracks your location
data and stores every single data point gathered from your Android phone
They now expose this collected data on their location history feature in Google Maps
Google knows where you are, who else is there and if you both know each other by analyzing phone contacts and calendar entries
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WHAT HAPPENS WITH MY DATA?
Uber analyzed rides in major US cities based on behaviour:- Rides on a Friday or Saturday evening from
a bar district to a residential district- Back to the city centre after a few hours by
the same person
They called those „Rides of Glory“ Basically Uber now knows who of their
customers are having one night stands just by data analysis
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WHAT HAPPENS WITH MY DATA?
We have to cease control of our content in social networks
Data is leaving the jurisdiction of the originating country into countries with less strict data protection laws
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WHAT HAPPENS WITH MY DATA? Our data is constantly and automatically
monitored and analyzed Profiles based on that data are generated in
order to show more effective ads and to sell more products to us
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WHO IS INTERESTED IN MY DATA?
Almost every corporation or government entity is collecting data about citizens or customers in some form
These data hubs become more and more interesting to cyber criminals: Data is the oil of the 21st century
Every data point is relevant because it allows to deduce statistical relevant assumptions
Seemingly everybody
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WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT IT? Being aware about who is accessing personal data
- App permissions hint at usage
Being aware about who is accessing meta data- Checking privacy settings and conditions is a must
Not believing transport encryption is enough
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WHAT DO WE DO ABOUT IT?
Taking user requirements seriously Taking user concerns seriously Taking encryption seriously.
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