Here’s a great article by @Hessie Jones on SmartData software agents that serve as you personal assistant, to do your bidding online, in total privacy: Accelerating The Future Of Privacy Through SmartData Agents forbes.com/sites/cognitiv…

Germany is the first EU Member State to enact new Data Protection Act to align with the GDPR twobirds.com/en/news/articl…

Shameek at #RISEConf: Humans have 3 roles in #AI: the Orchestrator, the Designer and the Police-(wo)man #Tech #BigData #DataScience #Data

NL: new Dutch surveillance act adopted. nos.nl/artikel/218268… Some info in English: edri.org/dutch-house-of…

Here's a fairly refreshing, realistic & constructive opinion on #privacy and #adtech. Worth reading. thedrum.com/opinion/2017/0…

Waarom het afschaffen van contant geld gevaarlijk is? buff.ly/2uRlx4P

Read our interview with Shameek Kundu, Chief Data Officer at Standard Chartered during RISE in HK last month #fintech fintechsupercharger.com/single-post/20…

How 'Insta-bragging' could soon invalidate your insurance lnkd.in/ecxBmeH

The bankers' equation 🏛 ------------------------------ If X > Y then do nothing. X = Time until disruption bites Y = Time until retirement

1997: your lightbulb emits more heat than light 2017: your lightbulb is a futuristic color LED currently DDoSing GitHub on behalf of the PRC

#HSBC has dismissed the idea that big banks are facing an "existential crisis" from fintech cnb.cx/2w2zoUg #FinTech #Banking

If recent news about web-based ad tracking has you concerned, then check out my guide on browsing in a security & privacy conscious manner Doc Searls ⚡️🐀 The Packet Rat @[email protected] -- Follow me there Nicole Perlroth Ellen Nakashima Robert Faturechi x.com/attrc/status/6…

The case for paying for Google and Facebook trib.al/BLYreLW

7 simple steps to control your privacy: —Quit Facebook —Install an ad/tracker blocker —Destroy your smartphone —Paint your face before going outside —Write opt-out letters to each of the 4,000 data brokers —Avoid other humans (FB gets your data from them) —Move to a remote forest

Nearly 11% more bank accounts bore hallmarks of money mule activity in 2017 than in 2016 – over 32,000 cases; criminals continue to target younger people: 27% rise in 14-24 year-olds identified money mules - UK Cifas ow.ly/fy9830jzVg0

Jack Ma's (#CEO #Alibaba ) Original Sales #Pitch in 1999 in his appartment... #startup #entrepreneurship Michael Fisher @evankirstel ipfconline @JacBurns_Comext Theodora (Theo) Lau - 劉䂀曼 🌻 ⭐️Danielle Guzman ⭐️ Serge Louis Spiros Margaris Christine Boursin 🌐 Mallys  @jerome_joffre Helene Li ✨🍀💜 Martin.B.Moeller @akwyz Alvin Foo

Royal Bank of Scotland to close 162 branches in England and Wales, resulting in 792 job losses 🏛️📲 mirror.co.uk/money/breaking… #fintech