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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.

Back to the Future with Verifiable Credentials

I recently co-authored a white paper about verifiable credentials, with the founder and CEO of...

It’s safe to assume AIs can at least read. Isn’t it?

What do you think Large Language Models do? It’s easy to think LLMs think. Anthropomorphism...

Money, the Metaverse and David Birch (Making Data Better EP15)

George and I had a virtual blast recently on our podcast with David Birch. As...

What do verifiable credentials verify?

Verifiable credentials are one of the most important elements of digital identity today. What exactly...

Making data valuable

In the latest episode of our podcast Making Data Better, George Peabody and I are...

In praise of metadata

The term metadata has become rather loaded—perhaps even poisoned—for its association with telecommunications surveillance. But...

Thinking about coding

This week in the Boston Globe, Mike Orcutt writes about how old arguments over coding...

A creative response to Generative AI faking your voice

With Generative AI being used to imitate celebrities and creators, the question arises, is your...

Australia heads to a uniform governance regime for all data

I’ve been speaking and writing a lot recently about the newly legislated Australian Government Digital...

Talking Digital ID with NAB

I was delighted to appear on the latest NAB Digital Next podcast in conversation with...