tailieunhanh - NATIONAL STRATEGY FOR TRUSTED IDENTITIES IN CYBERSPACE: Enhancing Online Choice, Efficiency, Security, and Privacy

Optical fiber communications was initially developed for the voice phone system. The feverish level of activity that we have experienced since the late 1990s, though, was caused primarily by the rapidly rising demand for Internet connectivity. The Internet has been growing at unprecedented rates. Moreover, because it is versatile and penetrates deeply into the economy, it is affecting all of society, and therefore has attracted inordinate amounts of public attention. The aim of this chapter is to summarize the current state of knowledge about the growth rates of the Internet, with special attention paid to the implications for fiber optic transmission. We also attempt to put the. | NATIONAL STRATEGY FOR TRUSTED IDENTITIES IN CYBERSPACE Enhancing Online Choice Efficiency Security and Privacy APRIL 2011 THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON The Internet has transformed how we do business opening up markets and connecting our economy as never before. It has revolutionized the ways in which we communicate with one another whether with a friend down the street or a colleague across the globe. And as we have seen in recent weeks it has empowered people all over the world with tools to share information and speak their minds. In short the growth of the Internet has been one of the greatest forces for innovation and progress in history. That is why we are strengthening our communications infrastructure. That is why we are making it easier for the private sector to expand wireless broadband across America. And that is why I am outlining a strategy to make online transactions more secure for businesses and consumers alike the National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace. The rapid and vastly positive changes that have followed the rise of online transactions - like making purchases or downloading bank statements - have also led to new challenges. Few have been as costly or nerve wracking for businesses and families as online fraud and identity theft. These crimes cost companies and individuals billions of dollars each year and they often leave in their wake a mess of ruined credit and damaged finances that can take years to repair. But there are other costs for our economy that are more difficult to measure. The potential for fraud and the weakness of privacy protections often leave individuals businesses and government reluctant to conduct major transactions online. For example providing patients with access to their medical records from their home computers requires that hospitals be able to confidently identify that patient online. Giving consumers choices for solving these kinds of problems is at the heart of this new strategy. And it is one that .