Blockchain -- what it is and why breaking down its
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"..Not since the Internet itself has a technology shown such promise and elicited such excitement as blockchain. It is predicted in the next few years, much of our digital consumption will be run via a blockchain foundation without us even realizing it.
"But more often than not, when I am speaking with CEOs of Fortune 500 enterprises or Members of the UK Parliament or even mainstream media – the core question that keeps coming up is what exactly is it and why should I care?."
"..Blockchain was invented in 2008 to be the public ledger for bitcoin because of its inherent security advantages. Information on a blockchain cannot be manipulated. Blockchains are not centralized. Information is shared across users so there is not a vulnerable place for hackers to attack.
Each block in a chain is a standalone unit users cannot go back and alter.."
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http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2018/06/18/blo...thing.html
While You Were Busy With GDPR – The US CLOUD Act Was Passed, And It Has Significant Impact For European Organisations
"..For the past months everyone has been focusing on the GDPR deadline the 25th of May . In the meantime the passing of another important new privacy and security legislation, with big implications for European businesses using cloud services from US tech giants, went almost totally unnoticed.
On 22 March the so called CLOUD Act (Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data) was passed by the US congress, as part of a 2232-page, $1.3 trillion spending bill.."
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https://data-economy.com/while-you-were-busy-...nisations/