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Raspberry Pi’s Eben Upton opens up about the future of retail
Retail is dying. The latest figures paint a dismal figure for the UK high street, with shops closing at an average rate of 14 per day. The thing is, I’m not sure anyone’s told the Raspberry Pi Foundation. дальше »
2019-2-7 03:01 | |
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Cybersecurity Took Center Stage in 2018 and Could Present an Exciting Investment Opportunity
This is a submitted sponsored story. CCN urges readers to conduct their own research with due diligence into the company, product or service mentioned in the content below. Cybersecurity has always been a topic of importance for both enterprises and individuals. дальше »
2019-2-6 07:47 | |
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Facebook Acqui-Hires Team from Blockchain Platform Startup Chainspace
Facebook acquired its first company in the blockchain space, smart contract protocol development and research firm Chainspace. The move was likely made to acquire the company’s team of experienced crypto developers. дальше »
2019-2-5 03:00 | |
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Fetch.AI announces token sale on Binance Launchpad to build intelligent machine-to-machine economy
01 February 2019, Cambridge, United Kingdom: Fetch. AI, the decentralised network providing the world’s first decentralised infrastructure for digital representatives ‘Autonomous Economic Agents’ to find, communicate and trade with each other, today announced that its token sale on Binance Launchpad will begin on Monday 25 February at 14:00 UTC. дальше »
2019-2-2 10:08 | |
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Data Breaches And Hackings On Centralized Businesses Is Making The Case For Blockchain Systems
The most recent example of gross mishandling of user information was in the wake of the scandal that involved a highly intellectual member of Cambridge Analytica serving as a whistleblower to the misdeeds of the company. дальше »
2019-2-1 16:46 | |
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Review: Cambridge Audio’s Yoyo (L) is a hi-fi Sonos alternative with Google Cast
The most popular wireless speakers tend to be part of a walled garden. Sonos, Google, and Apple’s speakers force you into their own wireless protocols, with few or no inputs for wired sources. дальше »
2019-1-31 20:59 | |
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A handy list of ways Facebook has tried to sneakily gather data about you
As we learned last year, Facebook has a habit of stealthily grabbing customer data to improve its own products and services, and then apologizing when the world finds out. There have been several instances that highlight how the company will go to any lengths to learn more about its users. дальше »
2019-1-31 08:35 | |
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With All The Past Facebook Issues, Should It Be Trusted With Crypto?
Should Facebook Be Trusted With Crypto? Facebook made a lot of news in 2018 and not all for the right reasons. Their Cambridge Analytica scandal lost them the trust of the general public and sparked worldwide conversation about privacy and how user data is handled by big corporations. Towards the end of the year, they […] дальше »
2019-1-16 23:10 | |
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Securing Your Most Valuable Asset: The Future Of Personal Data
In 2017, The Economist reported that the most valuable resource on the planet is data, yet we give it out for free every single day. This value is not lost on the companies that control data. Facebook’s scandal with Cambridge Analytica has shown just how lucrative this personal data is, and how frequent and dangerous […] The post Securing Your Most Valuable Asset: The Future Of Personal Data appeared first on Crypto Briefing. дальше »
2019-1-9 19:27 | |
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Crypto users double despite market crash, claims Cambridge report
The number of crypto services users nearly doubled in the first three quarters of 2018, claims a new report from the University of Cambridge — suggesting that despite the "crypto winter", the ecosystem continues to develop. дальше »
2018-12-27 23:00 | |
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Energy Incentives Make Bitcoin Mining a Natural Fit for B.C., Canada
When it comes to bitcoin mining, Canada is a natural. A temperate climate helps to keep mining equipment cool, and plentiful renewable energy from hydroelectric dams gives Canadian provinces like British Columbia a natural advantage with cheaper electricity costs. дальше »
2018-12-22 21:41 | |
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Cambridge University Study: Speculation of the Death of Bitcoin ‘Greatly Exaggerated’
Following news that verified crypto-user numbers doubled in the first three-quarters of 2018, the study by Cambridge University also concluded that the death of Bitcoin amid an 85% drop in price has been ‘greatly exaggerated’ by the media. дальше »
2018-12-16 00:00 | |
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Blockchains should have ‘privacy by design’ for GDPR compliance
General data protection regulation (GDPR) and blockchain is one of the industry’s most contentious debates at the moment. Some believe that public permissionless blockchains cannot be GDPR compliant, and that private blockchains might be the answer to blockchain’s regulatory woes. дальше »
2018-12-14 14:59 | |
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Cambridge Study: ID-Verified Crypto Users More Than Doubled in 2018
The University of Cambridge Center for Alternative Finance says the number of verified cryptocurrency users has increased in 2018 despite the year-long bear market that has seen prices tumble more than 80 percent. дальше »
2018-12-13 21:00 | |
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Benchmark University Study Shines a Spotlight on Crypto Assets
Judge Business School, a subsidiary of the University of Cambridge, has published its second annual report into the cryptoconomy. Its inaugural report surfaced in April 2017, just as crypto mania was exploding. дальше »
2018-12-13 10:50 | |
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Benchmark University Study: Millions of New Crypto Asset Users – Most Remain Passive
Judge Business School, a subsidiary of the University of Cambridge, has published its second annual report into the cryptoconomy. Its inaugural report surfaced in April 2017, just as crypto mania was exploding. дальше »
2018-12-13 10:50 | |
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250-page document dump is another nail in Facebook’s coffin
As part of its investigation of Facebook in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal, the British government seized a huge cache of the company‘s internal documents. Despite Facebook‘s best efforts, those documents are now online. дальше »
2018-12-5 21:48 | |
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How Cambridge Analytica leveraged fashion to sway undecided voters
Few could have guessed that the type of jeans they bought, or the music they listen to while buying them, would serve as a clue to their stance on women’s reproductive rights, or immigration. Yet, in 2016, this is just the type of data Cambridge Analytica poured over in attempting to sway undecided voters. дальше »
2018-12-4 02:58 | |
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Queen Mary, London And Cambridge University Talks Blockchain Smart Contracts And Legal Battles
Smart Contracts Are Not Smart Contracts? Queen Mary, London, and Cambridge Universities have published a collaborative paper that suggests lawmakers will need to face a number of legal issues that impact blockchain technology if it is to become a part of the private sector in the future. дальше »
2018-11-22 19:28 | |
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New EU Privacy Rules May Work Perfectly With Private Blockchains Per University Study
New research has been revealed in a study by Queen Mary University of London and the University of Cambridge, showing the benefit of private blockchains. In fact, they suggest that the inter-banking platforms, which are meant to share customer information, could fall in line with the new privacy rules from the E.U. In May, the […] дальше »
2018-11-12 12:02 | |
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Facebook Ad Library: Only 3 “Brexit” ads for whole month. Yeah, right!
Facebook may well look back on 2018 as its annus horribilis. From the Cambridge Analytica scandal in March, to a data breach affecting 29 million users in September, from accusations of fraud over misrepresentation of video viewing figures, to claims that it is destroying the very fabric of society, the social network’s reputation has suffered a battering. дальше »
2018-11-1 19:05 | |
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Facebook Ad Library: Only 3 ‘Brexit’ ads for whole month. Yeah, right!
Facebook may well look back on 2018 as its annus horribilis. From the Cambridge Analytica scandal in March, to a data breach affecting 29 million users in September, from accusations of fraud over misrepresentation of video viewing figures, to claims that it is destroying the very fabric of society, the social network’s reputation has suffered a battering. дальше »
2018-11-2 19:05 | |
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Facebook can simply say ‘no’ to EU’s proposed audit
To say 2018 has been a difficult year for Facebook is an understatement. The Cambridge Analytica scandal, US senate hearings, and a massive data breach last month have all contributed to making life incredibly difficult for Zuckerberg and friends — and now the EU Parliament wants to add to their troubles. дальше »
2018-10-26 17:49 | |
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Facebook fined 0.001% of its 2017 revenue for Cambridge Analytica scandal
One of 201800 — was issued by the UK Information Commissioner‘s Office today and cements the initial ruling in July, the Guardian reports. It doesn’t take a genius to work out that the fine is pocket change for the social media giant. дальше »
2018-10-25 17:12 | |
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Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash Used on the Dark Web to Buy Stolen Facebook Accounts
The Independent, a media news site, reported Sept. 29 that Facebook, the world’s largest social media network, discovered another embarrassing hack in mid-September, just a few months after the infamous Cambridge Analytica scandal. дальше »
2018-10-8 17:59 | |
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The free internet makes us the product — we need to stop it
The bad headlines continue to stack up for Facebook this year: from the Cambridge Analytica scandal, to the New York Times report that Facebook gave Apple, Samsung, and other mobile device makers access to its users personal data without permission, to the revelation that the firm routinely gives user information and preferences to several Chinese telecommunications firms, to last week’s security breach in which hackers took control of 50 million user accounts as well as any third-party sites those users logged into via Facebook. дальше »
2018-10-6 19:30 | |
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Facebook is using your personal data, here’s why it’s fine
When the Cambridge Analytica scandal came out, it did more than just shake up Facebook, it stirred the conversation about privacy and brought it front and center. Privacy is a huge subject especially when it plays on the fear of losing it. дальше »
2018-10-6 15:30 | |
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Brave CEO Pens Letter to Senate Committee Asking for GDPR-Like Privacy Regulation
Brendan Eich, the CEO of Brave, has written a letter to the U. S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation urging them to implement GDPR-like legislation in the United States. дальше »
2018-10-4 20:51 | |
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Battle of the Browsers – Brave Gains Users Driven Away by Google’s Privacy Policy
Though it was Facebook that was hit by the Cambridge Analytica scandal, it is safe to believe that Google isn’t exactly a “privacy guru” either. Google’s suite of services now goes everywhere from Gmail to YouTube. дальше »
2018-9-26 14:49 | |
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Blockchain Platform Streamr is Creating a Network of Tradeable Data in Real-Time
In today’s digital age we give away our personal data without too much thought in exchange for services. Yet since the Facebook controversy surrounding Cambridge Analytica’s misuse of people’s personal data, we are now beginning to question where exactly that valuable information is going. дальше »
2018-8-28 15:57 | |
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Facebook’s attitude towards researchers should worry you
Facebook is closing its doors to researchers in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal. The latest casualty is the app Netvizz, a research tool used by hundreds of academics to gather public Facebook data, that the social network has recently banned. дальше »
2018-8-27 16:26 | |
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Data restrictions don’t have to spell disaster for companies
The Facebook-Cambridge Analytica data scandal was a disaster for everyone: for Facebook’s users, whose personal data was exposed and misused. For Facebook itself, which breached and then lost the trust of a billion-plus people. дальше »
2018-8-25 15:30 | |
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It took Facebook months to ban this shady app after Cambridge Analytica
Facebook announced this week it had made its first outright ban of an app in the company-wide audit it’s been working on since the Cambridge Analytica scandal earlier this year. The app in question had apparently been setting off red flags since April. дальше »
2018-8-24 00:42 | |
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This astrophysicist explains the surprisingly complex concept of ‘nothing’
Philosophers have debated the nature of “nothing” for thousands of years, but what has modern science got to say about it? In an interview with The Conversation, Martin Rees, Astronomer Royal and Emeritus Professor of Cosmology and Astrophysics at the University of Cambridge, explains that when physicists talk about nothing, they mean empty space (vacuum). дальше »
2018-8-22 14:51 | |
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Heroic vandal massively improves Facebook’s bus shelter adverts
Facebook, bruised by the Cambridge Analytica scandal and fifteen years of unmitigated dickery, is currently in the process of trying to rehabilitate its image. As the saying goes, you can’t polish a turd, but god knows Zuckerberg is willing to try. дальше »
2018-8-17 18:24 | |
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Zuckerberg’s failures must be your lessons
When Mark Zuckerberg’s annual challenge was learning Mandarin, it was still fun and games. Now that his 2018 goal is simply “fixing Facebook,” not so much. It’s fair to say 2018 has been a horrible year for the social network. дальше »
2018-8-12 13:30 | |
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Here’s why you’re being kept in the dark about how your data is used
In 2017 alone, US companies spent upwards of $10 billion on third party audience data. And while generally speaking, people were once indifferent or oblivious to the way personal data was collected, the tide has certainly turned. дальше »
2018-8-12 21:30 | |
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Blockchain Startup SwipeCrypto is Set to Reimagine Data Privacy and Monetization as We Know It Today
With the Facebook and Cambridge Analytica scandal awakening data privacy concerns in the general public earlier this year, SWIPECrypto startup is using blockchain to restore trust and accountability to how data is used and handled. дальше »
2018-8-6 14:34 | |
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How GXChain Built the Blockcity to Give Users Back Control Over their Personal Data
Not so long ago, a great many of us were quite happy to hand over our personal information, without much thought, in return for handy online services that enables millions of us to keep in touch with friends and family. дальше »
2018-7-27 14:44 | |
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Stem cell breakthrough might help scientists understand why miscarriages happen
All mammals experience a moment in the early stages of life where they’re nothing more than a handful of cells bouncing around a uterus. Eventually this cell-cluster attaches itself to the womb’s wall and that, folks, is how babies are made – well, it used to be. дальше »
2018-7-25 19:42 | |
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Paying for a service doesn’t guarantee it won’t sell your data
In the wake of Facebook’s Cambridge Analytica scandal and congressional hearings, there’s a palpable sense that the pressure slowly building around online data security is about to finally catapult us into uncharted territory. дальше »
2018-7-22 15:30 | |
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Achieving Truly Useful Proof of Work: Toby Simpson of Fetch.ai
What’s the best that can happen? That’s the focus of Fetch. ai in the realm of artificial intelligence (AI). Episode 025 of the What Bitcoin Did podcast featured a wide-ranging conversation between host Peter McCormack and Fetch co-founder/CTO Toby Simpson about both best-case and worst-case outcomes for AI. дальше »
2018-7-20 19:38 | |
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How You Can Earn Bitcoin from the Sun
“I believe being able to harness energy from our star to be a basic human right,” said Abe Cambridge, Sun Exchange’s founder and CEO. As electricity from the solar panels is generated, used and paid for, bitcoin is deposited into the Sun Exchange user’s account as a continuous cryptocurrency income stream that the user can дальше »
2018-7-17 20:31 | |
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Ripple-Cambridge FX partnership; COO provides updates
Earlier this year, Ripple announced that Cambridge FX, a subsidiary of FLEETCOR has been testing xCurrent to leverage the technology for cross-border payments. Recently, Mark Frey, Chief Operating Officer, spoke about utilizing the technology to provide a better experience for their clients. дальше »
2018-7-9 15:21 | |
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5 Key Elements For More Secure, Better Functioning Social Media Networks
Questions about whether personal data is secure on social media have become more vexing than ever now now that a former Cambridge Analytica official says that the firm was using more apps than previously known to collect user data. дальше »
2018-7-9 01:20 | |
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