Day: November 6, 2018

"The Largest Crypto Giveaway in History"

Bitmain is launching two new Antminer models targeting the bitcoin mining industry. U.S. elections drama may be dragging Augur out of the doldrums. Crypto wallet provider Blockchain says it’s about to stage what it’s calling the “largest crypto giveaway in history.” Cryptocurrency mining technology firm Bitfury Group has just closed an $80 million funding round led by venture capital firm Korelya Capital. Late Confirmation is a CoinDesk production. For more information, visit www.CoinDesk.com Source

Blog: Information Commissioner’s report brings the ICO’s investigation into the use of data analytics in political campaigns up to date

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When we launched our investigation into the use of data analytics for political purposes in May 2017, we had little idea of what was to come. 6 November 2018 We were concerned about invisible processing – the ‘behind the scenes’ algorithms, analysis, data matching and profiling that involves people’s personal information.  When the purpose for using these techniques is related to the democratic process, the case for a high standard of transparency is very strong. Since we began, the scope of our investigation has extended to 30 organisations, we have…