When businesses or consumers buy a physical product or an asset, they have no way of knowing whether it is authentic or where it came from. The label could be incorrect, or worse, the product itself could be a fake. When purchasing anything, we have to accept and trust that the supplier is an honest …
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Read moreThe government has taken a number of measures so that municipalities can properly carry out their new duties. Such as: Less regulatory burden for residents. This means that the rules must be as simple as possible and residents with complex problems can go to one point of contact. Money flowing to municipalities for tasks in …
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Read moreStandards As I spend more and more time working here at Ledger Leopard I get a greater idea of just how important standards are. If we go back in time to just a couple of decades ago the internet was a lot like a dystopian nightmare. There were few standards for browser compatibility or coding. …
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Read moreA way to prevent the spread of contamination among nations was to cut off all international flights. This specific measure could have been a considerable measure, wasn’t it be that it had come too late as the virus had already reached European countries. With Italy as the first victim, the arrival of the virus in …
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Read moreHow is this going to work out in real life? A sad, however very relevant, example is the entrepreneur who is directly affected by government measures to combat the corona crisis and who see their turnover vanish. Many entrepreneurs and associations, such as restaurants, cafes, and sports clubs, will have less demand or must close …
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Read more1. Privacy Because a blockchain is a decentralized database model where all stakeholders can view the data, it is “not done” to put data on the blockchain. The GDPR is based on an underlying assumption that in relation to each personal data point there is at least one natural or legal person – the data …
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Read moreAlthough one has an identity as soon as a person is born or an object is created, your identity develops during your life cycle. Not only is your existence part of your identity, but also your preferences, your achievements such as diplomas and certificates, and last but not least, your reputation, which is an integral …
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Read moreNo more single point of failure An important mechanism of a blockchain is that there is not one central database that contains everything, but that the database of transactions (blockchain) is stored with multiple parties. Essentially, there is a copy of the database at every party that participates in the blockchain. This comes with a …
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Read moreThe enormous data explosion that has taken place, and is still taking place, in recent years will not diminish the concern. And even though, as a result of the introduction of the AVG, there is more regulation and the citizen have more say over their personal data, we are not yet fully in control of …
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Read moreThe challenge originally resulted in the idea of a digital data safe – based on blockchain and Zero-Knowledge Proof – which gives the citizens the possibility to decide for themselves which organization can see which part of their personal data. In cooperation with the Ministry of Justice (Innovation-team J&V and DGSenB), the Cyber Security Group …
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