| www.euronews.com At Cebit, Europe's biggest electronics show held in Hanover, there were lots of new gizmos and gadgets on display. More than 4200 companies from 70 countries were there to show off their new products. The theme however was "Managing Trust: Internet security and data protection|. The German Federal Printing House, the state service that prints money, stamps and official documents, was at the show to present the new German Identity Card. It is more secure because instead of using a magnetic strip which is easy to clone, it features new encryption technology. Using this card with a reader, users can identify themselves from home, connect to public offices, receive all kind of documents via the internet and also use it like a bank card to withdraw money. Martin Gosen, the Head of Communication at the Bundesdruckerei said: "I think authentication trust is one of the main aspects of real business and this card will increase trust within digital business." At IBM they presented the Secure Desktop, which enables users to access their entire desktop, including their OS, apps and data, from anywhere in the world. The secret is this stick which gives access via a secure connection to the user's data stored in the cloud. Sean Rooney, a researcher at IBM, said: "We believe that we don't want to be lugging around large devices like this through airports and so on because it's unpleasant. What we prefer to do is simply go to an arbitrary computer, one which we've never ... |
