Download or read book Multilaterally Secure Pervasive Cooperation written by Stefan G. Weber and published by IOS Press. This book was released on 2012 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The mechanisms which support secure communication, privacy protection and accountability are crucial parts of most computing systems. Pervasive computing is characterized by the large-scale collection, distribution and aggregation of information related to individuals and their activities. From the outset, the inherent privacy and IT security issues of pervasive computing have been an area of critical focus, and associated unforeseeable consequences for the individual have been mentioned.This book addresses these issues, and seeks to demonstrate that carefully devised protection mechanisms can become enablers for