by Minter Dial | Jan 10, 2017 | Cyber Security, New Tech
I have long enjoyed the benefits of a digital address book, since way back in the days of the Palm Pilot. Chief among my pleasures was the Random Access to data, not just the alphabetical sorting by name. With the number of times that each of us change telephone...
by Minter Dial | Jan 4, 2017 | Blockchain, Cyber Security, Meaningfulness, New Tech, Self Driving Car, Social Media
As ever, the new year ushers in an opportunity to consider what’s going to come up in 2017. If I had sum up my major 2017 predictions, it would be more of the same, except faster, different and, probably, worse. I would like to separate the challenges into three...
by Minter Dial | Jul 27, 2016 | Cyber Security, New Tech, Responsibility
By now, you’ve surely heard of the Pokemon Go (PG) craze, right? If you haven’t, I suspect that means that (a) you’ve been on holidays in the boondocks, (b) you don’t have kids or (c) perhaps you snub all things digital? In any event, twenty...
by Minter Dial | May 10, 2016 | Cyber Security, Leadership
At school (at least in the US), we are taught to aim for 100 out of 100. It seems that grade inflation has made a perfect score far too attainable. It’s a phenomenon that is rife at all higher institutions, including the upper crust schools. In fact, it was...
by Minter Dial | Mar 6, 2016 | Blockchain, Cyber Security, Minter Dialogue, Podcast
Minter Dialogue Episode #185 This interview is with Chris Bates, Chief Security Officer at Bitland, an NGO that uses the blockchain technology to help register the cadastre of land, with a focus on African countries — specifically Ghana — for now. In this stimulating...
by Minter Dial | Jan 28, 2016 | Cyber Security, New Tech, Social Media
I marvel how, in 2016, even in London, I still come across active people (i.e. not retired) who have decided to shun (at least a part of) the Internet. The key underlying issue is, of course, about privacy. No one in their right mind wants their private lives revealed...
