Category Archives: Social Media
Age verification: Whose problem is it?
If everybody knows that the captain lied, as Leonard Cohen sang, then whose problem is it?...
Apr
In a totally synthetic metaverse, what does “authentic” even mean?
Despite all the hype, we don’t know what the metaverse will eventually look like. But...
Jun
It takes a Virtual Village
In “We are hopelessly hooked” (New York Review of Books, February 25), political historian Jacob...
May
The Privacy Shield – another blunt weapon
For many years, American businesses have enjoyed a bit of special treatment under European data...
Mar
Man made software in His own image
In 2002, a couple of Japanese visitors to Australia swapped passports with each other before...
Jul
Digital Disruption – Melbourne
Ray Wang tells us now that writing a book and launching a company are incredibly...
You can de-identify but you can’t hide
Acknowledgement: Daniel Barth-Jones kindly engaged with me after this blog was initially published, and pointed...
The Google Advisory Council
In May 2014, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled that under European law, people...
Mar
The state of the state: Privacy enters Adolescence
Constellation Research recently launched the “State of Enterprise Technology” series of research reports. The series...
The State of the State of Privacy
Constellation Research analysts are wrapping up a very busy 2014 with a series of “State...