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More than 20 businesses worldwide have announced the creation of the Data Privacy Protocol Alliance, to build a decentralized blockchain-based data ecosystem that provides consumers control of their data and competes against the entrenched data monopolies. Ownership of our personal data is the cornerstone of a future where data privacy is inherent, and data monetization is available.
The non-fungible bit merely means it's not the same as other NFTs so can't be considered as their equivalent nor traded as such. There is a single nugget of magic in NFT: authenticity.
Now the content-delivery network Akamai has reported on a new method: a botnet that uses the Bitcoin blockchain ledger. Blockchains are a type of "Distributed ledger": a record of all transactions since the beginning, and everyone using the blockchain needs to have access to - and reference - a copy of it.
Innodisk's new-patented blockchain technology brings to its latest SSD solution "InnoBTS SSD" and alleviates these concerns through sophisticated use of digital signature and blockchain that is fully software independent. Innodisk announces its new solution combines blockchain technology to secure the valuable data in recent IoT scenarios, such as POS systems at unmanned stores, smart meters, digital ID cards.
India's Telecom Regulatory Authority has paused the rollout of a national SMS "Scrubbing" service and blamed business for the delay. The authority, aka TRAI, introduced the scrubbing service to curb text spam in India, where mobile phone users can expect a couple of unsolicited messages every day according to spam-blocking app Truecaller.
To help tech professionals get a stronger grasp on the important technology and how to leverage it within their own organizations, ISACA has released two new resources: Blockchain Framework and Guidance and Blockchain: An Executive View. Blockchain Framework and Guidance offers a comprehensive blockchain reference, including overview, history, information about types and their benefits and features, as well as use cases and a framework for enterprise adoption.
Blockchain voting is a spectacularly dumb idea for a whole bunch of reasons. Why is blockchain voting a dumb idea? Glad you asked.
IBM and R3 announced a new collaboration to formally expand choice for clients scaling blockchain technology while delivering their highest levels of performance, compliance and data privacy. As part of the collaboration, R3 announced a new open beta program to bring R3's enterprise blockchain platform, Corda Enterprise, to IBM LinuxONE next month across the hybrid cloud-both on-premises and the IBM Cloud-delivered via IBM Cloud Hyper Protect Services.
An analysis by PwC shows blockchain technology has the potential to boost global gross domestic product by $1.76 trillion over the next decade. That is the key finding of a report assessing how the technology is being currently used and exploring the impact blockchain could have on the global economy.
Researchers from CSIRO's Data61 and the Monash Blockchain Technology Centre have developed the world's most efficient blockchain protocol that is both secure against quantum computers and protects the privacy of its users and their transactions. The protocol - a set of rules governing how a blockchain network operates - is called MatRiCT. Cryptocurrencies vulnerable to attacks by quantum computers.