:00:11. > :00:21.Those are the headlines. Now it is How good a driver are you? Would
:00:21. > :00:33.
:00:33. > :00:39.This week Click hits the road two- Test some technology that promises
:00:39. > :00:44.to cut your insurance as long as you are not a maniac behind the
:00:44. > :00:51.wheel. We are talking security with the Foreign Secretary in London.
:00:51. > :00:57.Can politicians really hope to take and the Wild Wild Web that is the -
:00:57. > :01:03.- Klee tame and the Wild Wild West that is the Wild Wild Web. Welcome
:01:03. > :01:08.to Click. Most of us, including me, think that we are pretty good
:01:08. > :01:15.drivers. We can cope with day-to- day road conditions and give
:01:15. > :01:19.passengers a comfortable ride. What is a piece of technology that can
:01:19. > :01:23.be fitted to your car that can tell you how good you are behind the
:01:23. > :01:28.appeal? You would be nervous. That is why you should think yourself
:01:28. > :01:33.lucky that you are not going to do what I am about to do. Let me show
:01:33. > :01:38.you what is beneath the dashboard - - behind the dashboard of this car.
:01:38. > :01:47.This full measure my driving skills and send the information to my
:01:47. > :01:56.insurance company. The idea is simple, better drivers should pay
:01:56. > :02:00.lower insurance premiums. Those who are not so good should pay more.
:02:00. > :02:04.The box plots my position every second and measures the quality of
:02:04. > :02:09.my braking, speeding and manoeuvring. I can see how well I
:02:09. > :02:13.am doing by keeping my eyes on the red, yellow and green and green the
:02:13. > :02:18.dashboard. It is a bit disconcerting that there is a box
:02:18. > :02:23.which I can see which is constantly judging how well I am driving. I
:02:23. > :02:28.can't help but glance to see what colour the lighters. In the future,
:02:28. > :02:32.if connected to the central computer, the box can also send
:02:32. > :02:36.diagnostic information to my roadside recovery company so they
:02:36. > :02:40.can provide assistance even before my car breaks down. So for the
:02:40. > :02:47.lights have been mainly green with a little bit of Orange. I'm going
:02:47. > :02:57.to show you what it takes to make them go red. Mirror, mirror, mirror
:02:57. > :02:58.
:02:58. > :03:02.and break. -- brake. That went better than my driving test. Here
:03:02. > :03:08.is my scorecard for the journey. Typically an insurance company Bull
:03:08. > :03:14.judge your driving over a period of time, not just one trip. Even after
:03:14. > :03:17.that emergency stop, it doesn't look like I did too badly. I am
:03:17. > :03:24.with the managing director of the company that designed the box.
:03:24. > :03:30.Paulo. Do you think that most people's insurance premiums will go
:03:30. > :03:35.down would do you think it will stop them from going up? This
:03:35. > :03:43.technology allows you to share how you drive. If you are no good
:03:43. > :03:48.driver, you can reduce your insurance premium. At this styptic
:03:48. > :03:54.-- as this technology increases, it will be used to avoid those
:03:54. > :03:59.situations. There are other devices around which record driving data.
:03:59. > :04:03.They do more than help picture of premium down. If the worst happens
:04:03. > :04:08.and you are involved in an accident, they can help the authorities work
:04:08. > :04:13.out what happened. We are all familiar with these so-called black
:04:13. > :04:17.boxes used in aircraft which give valuable insight into exactly what
:04:17. > :04:22.went on in the minutes leading up to a crash. You might be surprised
:04:22. > :04:27.to hear that similar technology already exists and cars. What
:04:27. > :04:31.started more than a decade ago as the control unit for airbags has
:04:31. > :04:35.now developed into a device which plugs into the car's computer
:04:35. > :04:40.system and monitors everything from the accelerator pedal to the
:04:40. > :04:46.indicators. It is called an event data recorder. This data is not
:04:46. > :04:49.actually kept in motor cars at the moment. This is the type of
:04:49. > :04:56.information that could tell an experienced accident investigator
:04:56. > :05:02.like this man exactly what happened. To distil accident investigation
:05:02. > :05:10.uses the tyre marks than the damage that has been left. -- traditional.
:05:10. > :05:14.With the introduction of anti-lock brakes, skid marks have disappeared.
:05:14. > :05:24.With the Steering Systems, swear marks a disappeared. We have less
:05:24. > :05:24.
:05:24. > :05:29.and less dated to use. -- data. These points are being addressed.
:05:29. > :05:33.When we have eyewitnesses, pretend not to be very good but this is a
:05:33. > :05:37.fact, they will see something and interpreted within their own life
:05:37. > :05:43.experiences, they might actually tell us something that didn't
:05:43. > :05:49.really happened in the way that they describe did. These data
:05:49. > :05:53.recorders will address issues like that. In my opinion, accidents and
:05:53. > :06:03.the settlements involved with them will be settled in a much fairer
:06:03. > :06:04.
:06:04. > :06:10.manner because of the availability of good, solid, reliable data.
:06:10. > :06:17.2006, a Range Rover crashed into this woman's car. It left for brain
:06:18. > :06:22.damage. A court case of the first ever conviction obtained with data
:06:22. > :06:27.collected from a black box. It proved that the other driver was
:06:27. > :06:32.driving at 70 mph in a 30 mph zone. The conviction was only possible
:06:32. > :06:38.because he was driving an American car and the devices are not only
:06:38. > :06:43.common there, they are regulated. The type of data that is kept is
:06:43. > :06:48.standardised. The EU is now exploring something called Project
:06:48. > :06:53.Veronica which will examine how the devices could be introduced in
:06:53. > :06:57.member states. Crash investigators often go to great lengths to Show
:06:57. > :07:01.Court how one incident happened, including creating three-
:07:01. > :07:09.dimensional representations of the scene from various vantage points.
:07:09. > :07:15.How about getting what was captured live on the deal as it happens? --
:07:15. > :07:19.on video. This is the type of technology that DHL has installed
:07:19. > :07:26.in over 600 of the straps. Manoeuvring these beasts is no easy
:07:26. > :07:30.job. -- of the struts. Bury accident can cost be company a lot
:07:30. > :07:36.of money in compensation. There are sensors which monitor unusual
:07:36. > :07:41.motion. The camera records the entire journey and keeps the 30
:07:41. > :07:47.seconds surrounding any sudden manoeuvres or stops. Understanding
:07:47. > :07:52.who is at fault for an accident is key for us. Whether it is one of
:07:52. > :07:55.our drivers are a third party involved. The key benefit of that
:07:55. > :08:03.is the camera technology provides that through images on the screen.
:08:03. > :08:08.It does not rely on people's recollection. Restored very early
:08:08. > :08:12.in the process. Insurance schemes - - insurance claims can go on for
:08:12. > :08:18.months. We have to establish liability. The technology of
:08:18. > :08:24.forward facing cameras reduces the risk of that. A dedicated device
:08:24. > :08:31.like this can be installed in any vehicle for around �300. There are
:08:31. > :08:38.smart phone apps which do something similar using a GPS locater and
:08:38. > :08:43.other devices. As well as pushing a our insurance premiums, accidents
:08:43. > :08:50.also cost the country. Road closures due to accidents cost the
:08:50. > :08:57.UK economy over �1 billion last year. At this crash testing track,
:08:57. > :09:00.a collision between a car and a wooden dummy... Is being used to
:09:01. > :09:05.demonstrate some brand new three- dimensional scanners which the
:09:05. > :09:10.recently adopted by UK police. The promise to drastically reduce the
:09:10. > :09:15.time it takes to document the crash scene. The scanner can record more
:09:15. > :09:21.than 30 million data points and won 360 degree sweep and use that
:09:21. > :09:25.detail to create an image of an accident side from different
:09:25. > :09:32.viewpoints. It will mark the position of the vehicles and the
:09:32. > :09:41.layout of the junction. The whole road has to be recorded. That would
:09:41. > :09:46.take us 60-75 minutes. The scanner can do that in 20 minutes. A road
:09:46. > :09:52.closure costs about �100,000 an hour. On average, we are saving 90
:09:52. > :09:58.minutes for every road closure of using a scanner. Monitoring
:09:58. > :10:01.technology like this, in the future, should not only help the time it
:10:01. > :10:06.takes to settle an accident case, it should stop false insurance
:10:06. > :10:12.claims, hopefully bringing insurance costs down for all was.
:10:12. > :10:18.What do you think about all this? Would you be prepared to have your
:10:18. > :10:23.driving monitored? You could have Chiba, or possibly more expensive
:10:23. > :10:28.insurance premiums. -- chipper. Now it is time for this week's tech
:10:28. > :10:33.news. A survey in the United States suggests that many parents lied
:10:33. > :10:40.about their children's Agis to help them create Facebook accounts. The
:10:40. > :10:44.minimum age for the side is their team. More than 50 % of the parents
:10:44. > :10:50.of 12 year-olds who were asked know full well that their children have
:10:50. > :10:58.accounts, probably because 80 % of them helped to sign their mum.
:10:58. > :11:02.Giggle is now heading indoors. -- Google. St few inside gives a 360
:11:02. > :11:08.degree view of selected Businesses in a number of countries. Privacy
:11:08. > :11:12.activists, fear not. Unlike Google Streetview, participation is
:11:12. > :11:16.voluntary. Google itself may be getting some
:11:16. > :11:22.competition from a DIY enthusiast who found the blueprints for this
:11:22. > :11:28.drone online. He is using it to take aerial shots of people's
:11:28. > :11:32.properties. He is hoping to sell on the shops to estate agents to one
:11:32. > :11:37.bespoke short of luxury houses. And finally, following the
:11:37. > :11:41.announcement that there is now 7 billion of us, a Dutch company is
:11:41. > :11:50.showing something that might help to feed everyone, indoor gardens.
:11:50. > :11:55.They are controlled by PC Eljero Elia. The company says -- PCs. The
:11:55. > :12:00.company says they produce less carbon emissions and do not produce
:12:00. > :12:05.pesticides. -- do not use pesticides.
:12:05. > :12:13.I love the Internet, I really do. These days it is easy to feel a bit
:12:13. > :12:20.jaded by it. It is a constant battle to keep the legions of cyber
:12:20. > :12:27.criminals at bay. How to deal with the challenges of the online world?
:12:27. > :12:31.The British government has held a high-profile gathering to try and
:12:31. > :12:36.find out. We sent our correspondent down there.
:12:36. > :12:41.Welcome to the London conference on cyberspace. I have not used that
:12:41. > :12:46.term for the best part of a decade. Delegates from over 60 countries
:12:46. > :12:53.IKEA. They are considering everything from Priddis sake and
:12:53. > :12:56.freedom of expression down to the big issues like security.
:12:56. > :13:04.Governments are finding themselves under attack more than ever before.
:13:04. > :13:08.For evidence, look at this week's news headlines. Based book reveals
:13:08. > :13:15.there are 60,000 fake log and attends every day. A security form
:13:15. > :13:20.has announced that a hacker traced to China recently tried to steal
:13:20. > :13:23.secrets from 48 chemical companies. Governments themselves face
:13:23. > :13:26.constant attacks on their computers, sometimes suspected to be from
:13:26. > :13:31.hackers doing the bidding of foreign states. Conference
:13:31. > :13:36.delegates were told it was a grave situation. Every day we see
:13:36. > :13:39.attempts on an industrial scale to steal government secrets,
:13:39. > :13:45.information of interest to nation states, not just commercial
:13:45. > :13:49.organisations, --. Highly sophisticated techniques are being
:13:49. > :13:54.employed. There was an attempt on the Foreign Office system itself
:13:54. > :13:58.this year. These are attacks on the national interest. They are
:13:58. > :14:08.unacceptable and we will respond to them as robustly as we would with
:14:08. > :14:09.
:14:09. > :14:13.The public were also invited the to provide suggestions through Twitter
:14:13. > :14:17.and Facebook. I'm not certain what proportion of those got through but
:14:17. > :14:22.on the eve of the conference I got the chance to put some of my own
:14:22. > :14:26.and to the chairman, William Hague. What are you hoping to achieve
:14:26. > :14:31.because there are plenty of conferences, international
:14:31. > :14:36.gatherings, that discuss big issues in cyberspace and cyber crime? Why
:14:36. > :14:40.is this different? I hope this will create some momentum towards
:14:40. > :14:49.acceptable norms of behaviour and bring together governments at the
:14:49. > :14:53.senior level. I hope it will create a succession of such conferences.
:14:53. > :14:59.It will get us towards the acceptable norms of behaviour in
:14:59. > :15:03.cyberspace. Not been particularly concrete? A lot of high prepare --
:15:03. > :15:07.high-profile people talking but no big treaty. There was talk of a
:15:07. > :15:11.Geneva Convention in cyberspace. would be difficult if not
:15:11. > :15:15.impossible to get to that in one short conference but, in any case,
:15:15. > :15:20.a treaty is not the answer. There are so many countries involved in
:15:20. > :15:24.so many people involved who are not countries, who are criminal
:15:24. > :15:33.networks, who are companies and they are not subjected to countries
:15:33. > :15:38.signing a treaty. That is a big problem - how to get collectives,
:15:38. > :15:43.who take it upon themselves to attack high-profile corporations,
:15:43. > :15:49.acting as vigilantes? Not to mention enterprises acting for
:15:49. > :15:54.profit. Companies revealed to be selling website filtering software
:15:54. > :15:59.to oppressive regimes like Syria, despite a US embargo. Because we
:15:59. > :16:04.cannot do everything at once does not mean we should not do something,
:16:04. > :16:08.given that the exponential rise in its side her attacks, increasing
:16:08. > :16:18.attacks on individuals and companies, it means we must have a
:16:18. > :16:18.
:16:18. > :16:22.higher level of dialogue. -- cyber. Cyberspace is not something just
:16:22. > :16:27.for governments, that business and academia are involved as well. All
:16:27. > :16:32.that is happening this week. what are the greatest challenges in
:16:32. > :16:37.creating a positive and coherent internet for people to use? Having
:16:37. > :16:42.a common sense about how to protect privacy. That is very important.
:16:42. > :16:45.The rights to intellectual property. While, at the same time,
:16:45. > :16:54.maintaining that front momentum towards freedom and freedom of
:16:54. > :16:58.expression. That is one of the great challenges that governments
:16:58. > :17:04.must see towards social networks, which have played an important role
:17:04. > :17:08.in revolutions, such as in the Arab world. Some people might not want
:17:08. > :17:12.that kind of freedom. Pushing things in that direction and trying
:17:12. > :17:17.to ensure there is freedom of expression on the internet and
:17:17. > :17:21.freedom of expression off-line. It remains a great challenge. What of
:17:21. > :17:24.the great challenges is in the quality of access. That is on the
:17:24. > :17:29.agenda of the conference but realistically, how can that be
:17:29. > :17:36.tackled when you have countries like Liberia would low internet
:17:36. > :17:42.penetration? It does not just come down to money. You're right.
:17:42. > :17:48.Liberia, not many people connected. Iceland, 95% of people connected.
:17:48. > :17:53.In the end, it comes down to the technical infrastructure but that
:17:53. > :17:57.is something, as we look at economic corporations at the G20,
:17:57. > :18:03.how we spend that development aid. That kind of access is something we
:18:03. > :18:08.can take into account. One last question. What does the Foreign
:18:08. > :18:13.Secretary used in a personal capacity in terms of technology?
:18:13. > :18:19.Quite a variety. I used Twitter regular the through my iPhone are
:18:19. > :18:25.all my iPad. I used my iPad a good deal to keep in touch with the news
:18:25. > :18:31.but I get a lot of the news through the Foreign Office. William Hague.
:18:31. > :18:35.Well, well, well. Who would have thought? What do you think? Do you
:18:35. > :18:45.think he's talking shops consult the challenges of the internet?
:18:45. > :18:46.
:18:46. > :18:50.Send us your thoughts. Now, we are massive advance of karaoke. It does
:18:50. > :18:56.not to last street cred much good. Serious be, you should hear Richard
:18:56. > :19:02.Taylor and Kate Russell at a Christmas party. Summer loving? I
:19:02. > :19:12.do not think so. Given Kate likes to make random noises, I am not
:19:12. > :19:18.
:19:18. > :19:22.surprised by her first recommendation. Here is Webscape.
:19:22. > :19:28.Hands up if you've ever wished you had the guts to go on X-Factor.
:19:28. > :19:33.This website is your chance, the chance to record songs in the hope
:19:33. > :19:37.that fellow vocalists will vote you up the charts. It is not just about
:19:37. > :19:47.singing. If you are a budding musician, you can showcase your
:19:47. > :19:49.
:19:49. > :19:55.talents here as well. If you are feeling very brave, you can add
:19:55. > :19:59.video. Looking at the quality of contributions, that is not
:19:59. > :20:03.something I am prepared to do, especially on local television. I
:20:03. > :20:08.know for a fact that some of you have managed to do it justice.
:20:08. > :20:17.There is the chance to share your track Ready usual social champ
:20:17. > :20:22.channels. People can shower you with compliments or in my case,
:20:22. > :20:27.tell you to shut up. If you're not ready to subject bellowed -- the
:20:27. > :20:32.world at your singing voice, you can download a backing track. The
:20:32. > :20:41.first track is free to try out and after that, you will have to pay
:20:41. > :20:48.99p for each new one. If you fancy your hand at running a city, why
:20:48. > :20:52.not try a via virtual city in your hand with this real-time strategy
:20:52. > :20:57.application on Android. Virtual City is not going to win any prizes
:20:57. > :21:01.for originality. Your goal is to manage the day-to-day functions of
:21:01. > :21:11.a city with point and click actions to keep everything running ticket
:21:11. > :21:11.
:21:11. > :21:15.the book. -- tickety-boo. Although it bills itself as a free
:21:15. > :21:20.application, you get the first six levels freed and then you have to
:21:20. > :21:24.pay. This kind of game with tedious repetitive tasks like clearing the
:21:24. > :21:31.streets of garbage and stocking the shops is definitely an acquired
:21:31. > :21:38.taste. If you like against like SimCity and Roller-coaster Tycoon,
:21:38. > :21:43.you will find this a well rounded part of the genre. As you progress,
:21:43. > :21:47.you will unlock more buildings and increase your wealth. Keeping a
:21:47. > :21:52.growing population of imaginary citizens very happy indeed. Despite
:21:52. > :21:57.the small screen been a bit fiddly, Virtual cutbacks City does not
:21:57. > :22:07.disappoint. I wish I could muster the same level of enthusiasm for
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:22:10. > :22:15.keeping my own home as well stocked with Palai. -- pie. If you're
:22:15. > :22:20.travelling abroad, one of the best ways is to -- to soft but local
:22:20. > :22:26.cuisine is to eat where the locals eat. But what about beating with a
:22:26. > :22:31.local. That is the premise behind this site. Just sign up and specify
:22:31. > :22:36.your terms of being a guest and a host. Then connect through the
:22:36. > :22:40.social platform. It is quite new so it will take time for a decent
:22:40. > :22:44.community to growth but a great start has been made. You obviously
:22:44. > :22:48.need to make special care when meeting with a stranger, especially
:22:48. > :22:54.if you're on your own but there is also the option to dine in a local
:22:54. > :22:58.restaurant if you do not want to invite a stranger into your home.
:22:59. > :23:07.Various places on the web celebrated the 75th birthday of TV
:23:07. > :23:10.this week. Vision and sound are on. The station goes on the air.
:23:10. > :23:20.there is another, far more momentous anniversary happening
:23:20. > :23:22.
:23:22. > :23:32.this weekend. Welcome to Click on- line. Yes, this is the 600 at this
:23:32. > :23:32.
:23:32. > :23:36.third of your favorite Technology Show, Click. -- 600th episode.
:23:36. > :23:40.We've seen some big changes over the air, some bigger than others,
:23:40. > :23:46.and had spoken with anyone who is anyone in the world of technology.
:23:46. > :23:49.I wonder what we will be talking about in another 600 episodes. Kate
:23:49. > :23:54.Russell there, done for another week. If you would like to suggest
:23:54. > :23:58.some things for a future Webscape, just get in touch with us. You can
:23:58. > :24:04.find us on Twitter. Everything on this week's programme is on the
:24:04. > :24:10.website. While you're there, you can also come across to Click on