by Angela Guess
Steve Ranger reports in ZDnet, “Researchers at nine UK universities will work together over the next three years on a £23m ($33.5m) project to explore the privacy, ethics, and security of the Internet of Things. The project is part of ‘IoTUK’, a three-year, £40m government programme to boost the adoption of IoT technologies and services by business and the public sector. The Petras group of universities is led by UCL with Imperial College London, University of Oxford, University of Warwick, Lancaster University, University of Southampton, University of Surrey, University of Edinburgh, and Cardiff University, plus 47 partners from industry and the public sector.”
Ranger goes on, “Professor Philip Nelson, chief executive of the UK’s Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, said in the not-too-distant future almost all our daily lives will be connected to the digital world, while physical objects and devices will be able to interact with each other, ourselves, and the wider virtual world. ‘But, before this can happen, there must be trust and confidence in how the Internet of Things works, its security, and its resilience,’ he said. The research will focus on five themes: privacy and trust; safety and security; harnessing economic value; standards, governance, and policy; and adoption and acceptability. Each will be looked at from a technical point of view and the impact on society.”
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