Lawyer Article
IPv6: Data Security and Privacy Concerns with the New Internet
September 19, 2007
Originally published The Federal Lawyer, September 27, volume 54.
Republished with permission of The Federal Lawyer.
Abstract
Suppose that a manufacturer could instantly locate and track every item in stock in real time, whether the item was on the shelf in Beijing or a truck in Boston. Or imagine that, within seconds of a crash on the interstate, police and rescue crews already had critical information about the wreck and vehicles involved. Or imagine that monitoring sensors on a bridge can communicate in real time with a bridge safety officer. Such advances are right around the corner, thanks to Internet Protocol version 6, the new language that allows devices to communicate via the Internet.
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