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A place to share stuff that isn't at all fintec related but is amusing, absurd or scary.
Yahoo has announced that it will anonymise search records after 90 days and remove any personally identifiable connection to searches. Far short of what could be achieved, the Yahoo announcement is in...
I thought I'd start again with a theoretical discussion to try and stimulate a little thought on what we want from 'identity'. What is identity? Answers gives us: The collective aspect of the set of...
I've been busy lately pursuing Democratic Identity. DI. Forget your regular ID, that's been stolen. It's been stolen by criminals and mismanaged by governments. The criminals are busy robbing computer...
Apparently online sales are still doing quite well, despite the credit crunch. Anyway, rather than leave it to the last minute I thought I'd start my seasonal present research early this year while pr...
The Finextra news desk is groaning under the weight of Christmas-themed press releases, as companies desperately try to generate some extra seasonal income during the economic crisis. One of the more ...
I have been looking at the Super (401K/Retirement) Funds over the last few months and I don't see that they have much of a future. In Australia investors who haven't quite lost all their money have ei...
“Good morning gentlemen…and lady.” Sir Gordon Bennett, the chairman of EuroCorp smiled gratuitously and made eye contact with Karen Carbuncle, the only female in the room. “The events of the past six...
It appears that there was a lack of co-ordination between and within police, army and anti-terrorist forces, with none of the NSG located in Mumbai. The fact that they needed to be flown in suggests a...
In well co-ordinated and well-planned attacks in the Indian city of Mumbai Islamic militants calling themselves the Deccan Mujahideen have killed many including the anti-trerrorism leader and taken ho...
With tough times upon us, state and local governments in the US are looking to make a few quid by auctioning surplus goods online. Businessweek reports that everything from helicopters to armored pers...
While I would always encourage co-operation, it isn't always easy to come by and when it comes to designing and innovating I've generally found that the larger the committee, the slower and more convo...
“You’ll never believe it but my virtual missus has bl**dy well gotten really pregnant!” “Oh cr*p! That sucks! You sure?” “She’s just over 6 weeks she thinks. She went on holiday with her mates down