Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2012-06-12-Speech-2-295-500"
Predicate | Value (sorted: default) |
---|---|
rdf:type | |
dcterms:Date | |
dcterms:Is Part Of | |
dcterms:Language | |
lpv:document identification number |
"en.20120612.15.2-295-500"2
|
lpv:hasSubsequent | |
lpv:speaker | |
lpv:spokenAs | |
lpv:translated text |
"Technology plays an ever-increasing role in all areas of our everyday life. Millions of Europeans work using the Internet: they study, communicate and go shopping online, they do online banking and manage their domestic finances online. As online activity increases, so do threats to Internet security, which has become a priority for EU policy. Today, over 75% of households have Internet access and 36% use the Internet for banking. The issues of appropriate safeguards and building trust in online services must therefore be treated seriously and must be regulated at EU level. The 2008 directive on the identification and designation of European critical infrastructures and the creation of the European Cybercrime Centre, which will begin its operations in January 2013, provide a solid basis for further action to improve the security of our citizens in cyberspace. The European Commission estimates that every day, about 1 million people become victims of cybercrime and losses caused by this illegal international activity reach a staggering USDĀ 388 billion. Abuse of the Internet is a common phenomenon and, even though we are talking about a virtual world, the effects are very real. For this reason, we should treat this matter as a priority. The Internet is an inseparable part of our lives, which is why regulations concerning online behaviour should catch up with the real world as quickly as possible."@en1
|
Named graphs describing this resource:
The resource appears as object in 2 triples