The ambient intelligence paradigm A review of security and privacy strategies in leading economies

In this paper, we comparatively review the AmI paradigm, as it emerges in three of the world's leading economies, namely: European Union, United States and Japan. We identify agonies, trends, and strategies of the national governments and private industries, we discuss the way these new concepts are perceived in each national context, and we examine the perspective they adopt to deal with the rising security and privacy risks. Furthermore, we examine the social disruption issues introduced and we conclude by presenting some general observations regarding the emerging paradigm