Study into the Implications of Smartphone Operating System Security

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Study into the implications of Smartphone operating system security The aim of the online tool is to educate US Smartphone users on how best to secure their Smartphones. The free security checker tool supports Apple iOS, BlackBerry, Google Android and Windows Phone mobile operating systems. FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski said, “With less than half of smartphone owners using passwords to protect their devices, this new tool will be of particular value to millions of Americans. The holiday gift-giving season is a perfect time to remind consumers to take simple steps, like setting a password, to protect themselves from mobile security threats.” 100 100 FCC Press Release; FCC and Public-Private Partners Launch Smartphone Security Checker to Help Consumers Protect Mobile Devices This Holiday Season. 17 December 2012: http://www.fcc.gov/blog/fcc-and-public-private-partners-launch-smartphone-security-checker-helpconsumers-protect-mobil Goode Intelligence © 2013 P a g e | 107 www.goodeintelligence.com
Study into the implications of Smartphone operating system security 7. CURRENT UK SMARTPHONE SECURITY REGULATORY Overview AND INSTITUTIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES Regulation and enforcement in a constantly evolving sector can be difficult. This is especially difficult with the trans-regional nature of modern digital services. For instance, you may have a scenario in which a UK consumer is accessing a UK MNO network using a mobile banking app developed in Australia with data stored across south-east Asia and Europe from a South Korean Smartphone that is running an open source operating system developed in the USA. What if something goes wrong and the UK consumer finds themselves out of pocket as a result of some financial fraud. Who do they turn to? Is it to the MNO? the handset manufacturer? or the financial services supplier? And in whose regulatory jurisdiction does this operate in? Regulation does have an important part to play for Smartphone security but cannot be the answer in all cases. It is the joint responsibility of the consumer (someone has to lock the front door of the house), technology developers and device vendors to ensure that they are aware of their own responsibilities. This section will briefly investigate the state of regulatory and institutional responsibilities and to identify any gaps that may exist. It does not aim to provide an in-depth analysis of the suitability of current UK regulation to Smartphones. Before we do this we shall introduce three UK regulatory bodies that are responsible for enforcing much of the legislation that governs Smartphone security; The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), Ofcom and PhonepayPlus. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) Goode Intelligence interviewed Dr Simon Rice, technology policy advisor, and Dave Evans, Group Manager, Business and Industry, Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). ICO is the UK’s “independent public body set up to uphold information rights in the public interest, promoting openness by public bodies and data privacy for individuals”. They enforce key pieces of UK data protection and privacy legislation including the Data Protection Act (DPA) 1998, the Privacy Electronic Communications (EC Directive) (Amendment) Regulations 2011 and the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Goode Intelligence © 2013 P a g e | 108 www.goodeintelligence.com
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