With Cambridge Analytica and Facebook making the headlines in their recent saga, it is imperative that we keep our information secure as the world becomes increasingly connected.
What is Privacy micro-violation?
Privacy micro-violation is the usage of your private information as a micropayment in exchange for access to or for reduced costs for an online service.
Levels of Privacy
These are the various levels of privacy that we can define in a broad sense, the yellow represents information that we may not consider as very critical. This is where the majority of our privacy micro violations take place.
Levels of Privacy
We give out data in the yellow region quite frequently, and do not think twice about it. This data is however collected and used to form statistical correlations about you and people like you, in order that certain forms of messaging can be used to manipulate the way you may shop, vote or behave.
In addition, centralized stores of Information, especially those that contain user’s privately identifiable information , is always at risk, as the amount of hacks, data leaks keeps increasing, is it prudent of us to keep the data in the red and yellow at a centralized location?
Why is privacy important?
We can imagine a world where its impossible for anyone to hide anything and can say with some degree of confidence that it might be safer then the current scenario. However, the issue here is there is an asymmetry of information with regards to what an adversary knows about you, and what can be analyzed about you. However, you may not even know what is out there in the public domain about you.
We do not need to go into far fetched examples of why privacy is important to the individual.
Issues
There are various real world practical issues that we can refer to, in this post two such cases are shown.
Synthetic Identities
As per this article in 2016 was lost due to synthetic identities, this is not a big amount for the banks and financial industry. However, it is definitely an issue for the victims or the people whose identities were partly stolen. A Synthetic Identity theft, involves capturing small bits of information from different users and creating a new identity with various stolen bits and pieces.
2. Persuasive Digital Marketing
From Cambridge Analytica Source:
As the above slide deck shows, we are slowly progressing into fine tuned lab rats. Our personal data is used to fine tune algorithms in a race to manipulate us, is this really the world that we want to live in?
Suggestions / SolutionsUse Open Source Applications that has a focus on privacy.Avoid being the ProductUse Decentralized Apps to earn and be part of the network.Once we have more usage of Dapps, there will be less Information Asymmetry, better data protection and transparency.Examples
Basic Attention Token — The BAT token works with the brave browser and pays users for their attention to ads on the screen. It pays publishers as well in a way that preserves privacy.
traceto.io — KYC is normally a place where a certain amount of privacy is lost to the user. However, we at traceto.io strive to find a balance of maintaining privacy and at the same time performing the best possible KYC considering various factors.
About traceto.io
traceto.io is a decentralised Know Your Customer (KYC) network that provides an inclusive KYC solution to cryptocurrency and blockchain product companies by fusing Smart Contract and Artificial Intelligence technologies. Leveraging on over 5 decades of experience in Compliance and RegTech, traceto.io’s vision is to bridge the gap between the real and virtual world KYC processes.
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Welcome to April 11th, 2018 — it’s just another day. Yesterday though, I encountered a bit of fake news near the check-out counter of the Boulder Whole Foods. I didn’t get a snap right then and there, but check out this month’s Fast Company cover.
Do you see it? Do see the? It’s not intentional, I’m sure — they just don’t realize they made a mistake. Not everyone is up-to-date on the latest technology.
What news am I referring to? Just Apple being the . Let’s check out the
Innovation
1: the introduction of something new2: a new idea, method, or device : novelty
Now, you may say, “Todd, that’s just absurd — Apple has many innovations!” … Well, okay, maybe, but I’m not sure I would consider these anything other than —which are really quite , and not in .
The core of Apple innovations are nothing more than incremental innovations in the a sub-group of the technology industryInnovation as seen by Corporate America vs. Existential Technologies
vs.
To say that Apple is the most innovative company in the world is a faslehood.
My marketing Guru says “”. The blockchain, distributed ledgers, and digital currencies are where real innovation is happening — as these extend beyond merely improving existing technologies like mobile phones, earbuds, and personal computers. Let’s take a quick peek at a breakdown. We’ll be generous with Apple and include Society and Culture in the same category — granting 6 distinct areas of opportunity for Innovation, since… they’re #1 and all. The core of Apple innovations are nothing more than incremental innovations in the a sub-group of the technology industry.
Holistic Industry Breakdown
To better understand the depth and breadth of Apple’s “innovation”, let’s analyze the Apple impact across the 6 industries of capital generation.
Money ( vs. )
What happens when the entire economic system under which publicly traded companies is disrupted? Monetary scarcity is a human invention — this is obvious. Fiat currencies, , are systemically inferior to currencies backed by observable trust. Fiat currencies are a product of systems of implicit (hard to measure) trust, the nation state. Cryptocurrencies exist as a part of systems with explicit (measurable) trust.
Commodities ( vs. )
The blockchain is disrupting supply chain transparency. How long until they realize the king has no clothes?
Technology ( vs. )
Rapid investment in research-oriented technologies creates economic booms, take a look at the space race or previous wars. This is precisely what has happened over the past few years in the cryptocurrency space.
Education ( vs. )
Education drives social standards and general wellness. Distributed technologies with an impact on education would be paradigm changing.
Society and Culture ( vs. )
Apple’s branding is aesthetically minimalist, appealing to the widest audience possible. There appears to be no external desire to give back or develop any other culture besides its own.
Wellbeing ( vs. )
Apples benefit to social wellbeing is limited explicitly to its customers and demonstrates only due diligence when it comes to the wellbeing of humans within its supply chains.
META Bonus — ( vs. Changing the Rules of “The Game”)
Ecosystems are relative, your macro is our micro.
Observing Attempts at Innovation
There are 4 Types of Innovation as defined by Harvard Business Review.
Sustaining ( vs. )Breakthrough (vs. )Disruptive ( vs. )Basic Research ( vs. )We Vote With Our Money
according to Investor’s Business Daily. Can we please catch the irony in this statement? The largest single publicly traded company in the world only manages very slight incremental technical innovations with a similar market cap higher than the GPD of 91% of the world’s nations, being slightly higher than that of Turkey, at $836 Billion.
And, after all of this, Apple is (rightfully so?) — thanks to America having the , which is a whole other discussion.
What is it that Corporate America even stands for? These are the organizations our public sector is enslaved to, and for what? Why is there such a disconnect between publicly stated corporate values and the observable actions of that same corporation? Society isn’t blind — we don’t exist in a vacuum. Do we not realize we’re biting the hand that feeds us? I know an entire generation waiting patiently to show you corporations how distorted they are.
We live in a day and age where and do not reflect the true nature (nor actions) of the organizations representing them.
If ‘delivering the future today’ means creating more$1,000+ mobile devices and $5,000+ workstations utilizing no less capital than the 17th largest country in the world — and in the name of cult brand, please graciously excuse my participation. This is no future I want a part of.
We Need Honesty“The future is already here — it’s just not very evenly distributed” — William Gibson
Radical innovation does not happen in a vacuum. Real innovation should not be limited to just technology, but should be considered holistically. To say that innovation is happening at Apple is to sidestep the real purpose of innovation. Real innovation touches lives. The most innovative companies are the ones utilizing technologies to make lives better, not in the furtherance of . Innovation should be about solving real human problems,
Innovate or Die
As long as you weren't fooled by at one point, you should understand (take it from the ) that crypto is where the innovation is being catalyzed. The entire market cap, consisting of more than 1,500+ projects, is still only 1/3 (, as of April 11th) of the market cap of Apple — that’s an opportunity for
These systemically self-referential financial ratios used in modern finance are a joke. We’re comparing bananas to bananas in world that’s just discovered the magic of a fruit salad. The scarcity of publicly traded companies has created a vacuum of imaginary numbers that cannot be justified in the holistic financial networks coming in the near future.
I’m not telling you to invest in crypto — I’m telling you you’re not wearing any pants. You’re already exposed.
Apple is a company selling computing devices, a music service, and a brand. There are hundreds of cryptocurrency projects (1567, to be precise) who are fundamentally rethinking the entire ecosystem in which Apple exists. This is real ecosystem innovation. Let’s take a look at just a few of the inspiring projects happening outside the corporate echo-chamber.
By the way, as a U.S. citizen, unless you are an accredited investor ($1MM or more), it’s illegal to invest in these projects — no matter how much potential for social good they have.
Have you heard of ?
Perhaps ?
or ?
It’s a shame if you haven’t.
Evolution Wins
Crypto is where the real innovation is happening. Apple, Fast Company, and the rest of Corporate America are welcome to continue parading in their glass house — but consider yourself warned. You can’t ignore existential technologies and expect to not be disrupted.
Oh, and Aloha, Apple — I’m sure you will welcome the healthy competition. We also welcome your cooperation — great things can happen when we work together.
So…
Do you think Apple is innovating?
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P.S. Check out the Apple Homepage for their latest innovation:
Introducing, the Color Red.
Maybe that’s the innovation they need to grab that last little $100 Billion!
P.P.S. We support AIDS research and would rather work directly in research, rather than using it as an attempt to sell more products. It appears Apple doesn’t even provide information as to the amount of contribution to the AIDS campaign. I’m not sure how that could be an oversight.
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