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Security Vulnerability of Switzerland’s E-Voting System

Schneier on Security

Here I am saying that in 2004.) And, no, blockchain does not help—it makes security worse. Of course, Kuster did not employ a botnet virus to distribute his malware to real voters! He keeps it contained on his own system and demonstrates it in a video. Again, the solution is paper.

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Does Web3 Matter To Marketers?

John Battelle's Searchblog

That might sound like a non sequitur – isn’t Web3 supposed to be about technological marvels like the blockchain, cryptocurrencies, and “the metaverse” – whatever that is? And most importantly: What problem is Web3 trying to solve? A Matter of Philosophy. At its core, Web3 is a philosophy.

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Let’s Argue About Web3!

John Battelle's Searchblog

The transition took about a decade – the Netscape IPO was in 1994, and the first Web2 conference was in 2004. A few years later, something new was rising – a second phase of the web that we believed would take all the goodness of what came before, and add a ton more value. It’s been 17 years since then.

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Weekly podcast: Uber, Tether, Bitcoin and Western Union

IT Governance

USDT is issued on the bitcoin blockchain via the Omni platform. (USDT, for those who haven’t heard of it, is a digital asset tied – or tethered – to the value of the US dollar, backed by actual currency that Tether holds in a reserve bank account, the idea being that users are thereby protected from the volatility of other cryptocurrencies.

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Part 2: OMG! Not another digital transformation article! Is it about the evolution from RIM to Content Services?

ARMA International

Some technology trends such as real-time data analytics are on-going, while others are more recent, such as blockchain. Importantly, the airlines and their shareholders are realising profits” (Bisignani, 2004). The travel industry has already reimagined its future. Passengers benefited with low fares. There is virtually no paper today.

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Predictions 2016: How’d I Do?

John Battelle's Searchblog

Oh, and at the end of this prediction, I ventured that in 2016, we’d see a blockchain based adtech player emerge. 2004 Predictions. 2004 How I Did. We did see the emergence of BitTeaser and its related HubDSP , though they are in very early stages as of now. Predictions 2010. 2010: How I Did. 2009 Predictions.

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Predictions 2016: Apple, Tesla, Google, Medium, Adtech, Microsoft, IoT, and Business on a Mission

John Battelle's Searchblog

Related : We will most likely see a blockchain-based entrant in adtech in 2016, if we haven’t already (I couldn’t find one, but I may have missed it… ). 2004 Predictions. 2004 How I Did. The groundwork for this combination will be laid in 2016. Predictions 2010. 2010: How I Did. 2009 Predictions.

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