Hi Dean
In 2007, Russian cyber attackers (allegedly) disabled a significant part of the Estonian Govt's digital infrastructure for several weeks in retaliation at the moving of a Soviet war memorial in the capital, Tallinn.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/6665145.stm
It puts the assertion that "The country’s systems have recorded few serious security breaches that could test people’s faith" in rather a different light.
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Gesendet: Donnerstag, 09. Oktober 2014 um 23:52 Uhr
Von: "Dean Landsman" <
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Betreff: [projectvrm] NY Times article: Personal Data and Privacy - and VRM topics - A European point of view
An article in today's NY Times addresses personal data and privacy. It looks at Estonia as a digital nation (my words) and how some of its approaches to personal data and privacy there have begun to have impact on the European Union.
The VRM side of this is how users have responded, and also how some countries act in relation to the Estonian method. How the individual is treated and can respond is of keen VRM interest.
Some pull quotes:
“We have to protect everyone’s privacy,” he said. “Trust is a basic principle. If people can’t trust e-services, they will never use them.”
But he also pushed the upside of going digital. “I know from personal experience that paperless government can work,” he said.
And this:
Estonia also relies on a government-run technology infrastructure, called X-Road, that links public and private databases into the country’s digital services. All personal information is kept on separate servers and behind distinct security walls of government agencies, but the system allows the state and businesses like banks to share data when individuals give consent.
And this:
Estonia’s willingness to use digital products sets it apart from France and Germany, where people have objected to keeping data online. Estonians have embraced the concept. The country’s systems have recorded few serious security breaches that could test people’s faith. And many residents say the online services are more secure and more convenient than traditional methods of dealing with the government.
And much more.
The entire article is here: http://nyti.ms/1pWv1zf
--Dean