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We blog regularly about the future of digital identity and data protection, the fraught state of cybersecurity and privacy, and messes like blockchain, software engineering, and social media.

Parents: Be careful what your kids wish for

A few weeks ago, Samsung was universally condemned for collecting ambient conversations through their new...

Free search.

Search engines are wondrous things. I myself use Google search umpteen times a day. I...

The Creepy Test

I’m going to assume readers know what’s meant by the “Creepy Test” in privacy. Here’s...

On pure maths and innovation

An unpublished letter to the editor of The New Yorker, February 2015. My letter Alec...

Cyber Security Summit – Part 2

This is Part 2 of my coverage of the White House #CyberSecuritySummit; see Part 1...

Obama’s Cybersecurity Summit

The White House Summit on Cybersecurity and Consumer Protection was hosted at Stanford University on...

The state of the state: Privacy enters Adolescence

Constellation Research recently launched the “State of Enterprise Technology” series of research reports. The series...

Suspension of Disbelief and digital safety

If the digital economy is really the economy then it’s high time we moved beyond...

We cannot pigeon-hole risk

In electronic business, Relying Parties (RPs) need to understand their risks of dealing with the...

Consumerization of Authentication

For the second year running, the FIDO Alliance hosted a consumer authentication showcase at CES,...