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Allgemein, Interviews, Opinions, Technology 30. August 2023

Discussion: Data Transfer Decision between EU and USA – Is European Data Sufficiently Protected this Time?

Ladies and Gentlemen! On 10. July 2023, the European Commission adopted its adequacy decision for the EU-US Data Privacy Framework. Based on this decision, personal data can flow freely from the EU to companies in the United States that participate in the Data Privacy Framework. Are European data sufficiently protected this time? BSA District Club Favoriten would like to invite you to a discussion with Mag. Marek Gerhalter from “The Austrian Data Protection Authority” (DSB) about the issue. The BSA district club Favoriten strives to bring important social, political and economic issues of our time closer to the locals and…

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Technology 31. October 2017

Blockchain: Trust Changes Everything

What is Blockchain? What is the “Byzantine” problem in relation to Blockchain Technology? In which way is this technology helping human beings gain trust in health care and more? Read the brilliant article by Sascha Mundstein. Blockchain technology is a unique and unexpected combination of three subject areas: Internet, cryptography and game theory. The first two of these disciplines are obvious: Blockchain works over a decentralized peer-to-peer network on the Internet, and encryption technologies are known to play an important role in ensuring the authenticity of data. But what about the game theory? And what does this have to do…