The US-based NFT trading platform, Cent, which stunned an unsuspecting public by selling an NFT of Jack Dorsey’s first ever tweet on Twitter for £2.1 million has recently suspended trading of (most) NFT assets because “people were selling tokens of content that did not belong to them”, with its co-founder Cameron Hejazi admitting this was a […]
Usually at this time of year we publish a letter to mark the anniversary of the web’s invention, reflecting on its role in our world and the tech challenges and opportunities we face. But these are not normal times. Alongside the rest of the world, we have been watching Russia’s invasion of Ukraine with despair […]
A proposed amendment to Article 45 in eIDAS would have a significant, negative impact on web users’ security Leading cyber security experts, advocates and practitioners have urged EU lawmakers not to implement proposed changes for securing online transactions, which they say could jeopardise internet users’ security and privacy. In a letter to Members of the European […]
We are pleased to announce that the Data Science Education Interest Group has some exciting new projects in the pipeline (including a launch event – event details and registration can be found here) and we are seeking to add to our growing membership. We are encouraging people from a diverse range of backgrounds and fields, […]
Law has granted individuals some rights over the use of data about them, but data protection rights have not redressed the balance between the individual and the tech giants. A number of approaches aim to augment personal rights to allow individuals to police their own information space, facilitating informational self-determination. This reports reviews this approach […]