Digi.me founder joins Kantara Initiative board to further global personal data vision

Julian Ranger, the founder and executive chairman of digi.me, has been invited to join the board of global identity experts Kantara Initiative. As the personal data economy continues to grow apace, companies industry-wide are looking to Kantara to forge the best possible community framework to encourage sustained innovation and growth for all. With its recent … Continue reading Digi.me founder joins Kantara Initiative board to further global personal data vision →

Why privacy is a right… not a luxury

Privacy should be a right we can all take for granted - but the problem is it is being taken away from us without our consent. Will new trading models that put data back in the hands of the individual, who can then share or exchange it at will, make privacy the preserve of only … Continue reading Why privacy is a right… not a luxury →

Why the Daily Mail is completely wrong on personalised data

The tone of the headline sets the scene for the rest of the determinedly single focus article - evil holiday firms are "tracking your computer, scouring your old bookings..and even checking the births marriages and deaths!" And for what purpose is this "spying" being done? So they can hike the price of your holiday, apparently, … Continue reading Why the Daily Mail is completely wrong on personalised data →

digi.me as an agent in Doc Searls’ Giant Zero

As the internet subsumes the concepts of distance and time, using our personal agency to create control over our own world becomes ever more important. Doc Searls, internet visionary and digi.me advisor, identifies the lack of distance online that we are used to in the physical world as a Giant Zero and is clear that … Continue reading digi.me as an agent in Doc Searls’ Giant Zero →

2016 will be a ‘transformational’ year for personal data

The coming 12 months will see dramatic shifts in the way we view and hold our personal data because the current model is broken. While everything we do - from our tastes, experiences and preferences upwards - is data that makes up our whole, the current trading model is broken, with consumers up in arms … Continue reading 2016 will be a ‘transformational’ year for personal data →