Last week, Sir Tim Berners-Lee revealed his new vision, one where the internet becomes decentralised again as he originally had envisioned it. His technology is called Solid POD and will allow every internet user to store their own data, be it video; articles; wearable tracking data or comments, and share that with anyone or any website that has connected to the Solid … [Read more...] about What is Required to Build the Decentralised Ecosystem?
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Blockchain: What Is It, How It Works, And What It Means For Big Data
In this new digital transformation era, blockchain comes hand-in-hand as one of the fastest growing technologies to help secure and protect data through cryptography. Learn more about blockchain and what it means for big data. What is Blockchain? Blockchain is a secure, shared, decentralized, distributed, immutable database that maintains a continuously growing list of records … [Read more...] about Blockchain: What Is It, How It Works, And What It Means For Big Data
The 5P’s of a Self-Sovereign Identity
Increasingly, big data is invading consumers' lives. It affects consumers' privacy as the web has become such a centralised platform. When you have centralised organisations collecting so much consumer data and using it to offer personalised advertising to their users, it causes problems. As Jonathan Taplin discussed in his book Move Fast and Break Things, organisations that … [Read more...] about The 5P’s of a Self-Sovereign Identity
UNLOCK Blockchain Forum
Why UNLOCK 2019 Blockchain is here to stay and is growing. Blockchain is set to have a market size of 2.5 trillion by 2021 from its current 548.2 billion in 2018. Over the last five years venture capitalists have invested more than $3 billion in Blockchain projects. Over 90% of the banking industry is studying Blockchain initiatives, and governments around the world are … [Read more...] about UNLOCK Blockchain Forum
Why Is Cybersecurity So Hard for Healthcare?
Look into the matter at all, and you'll see that the healthcare industry represents one of the most vulnerable sectors of the big data universe. That's why, not long ago, I discussed blockchain for electronic health records, which is a good idea because about 70 percent of healthcare firms have no cybersecurity insurance. In comparison, about 24 percent of all firms lack … [Read more...] about Why Is Cybersecurity So Hard for Healthcare?
