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Having left the EU, the Secretary of State for the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport now holds powers to make
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Australia’s eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant has suggested a blockchain-powered ID solution could help tackle cyber abuse and trolling while allowing users to maintain a level of anonymity.Speaking to New South Whales media outlet The Sydney Morning Herald, Grant said that while anonymity was beneficial for general online use, people
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An ICO spokesperson said: “Following a request from the Secretary of State for DCMS, Elizabeth Denham has agreed to extend her term as Information Commissioner to 31 October 2021, while the recruitment process for her successor is completed. Original Source
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25 January 2021 While January is always a month for looking ahead, it feels like no discussions of plans for 2021, professionally or
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The SEC commissioner explains why the SEC’s approach has been “too slow and too ambiguous” and why she’s optimistic for 2021. Hester Peirce is a commissioner at the Securities Exchange Commission, sworn in for her second term in August. Sometimes referred to as “Crypto Mom,” Peirce has been a fierce advocate for
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U.S. Securities and Exchange Commissioner Hester Peirce discussed some major trends in the digital asset world during a chat with journalist Laura Shin, at the LA Blockchain Summit on Tuesday. While the talk kicked off with Peirce’s letter of dissent against the recent SEC decision to levy a $6.1 million fine
Read MoreIn a virtual fireside chat with the D.C. Bar, SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce criticized the commission’s long-standing resistance to a Bitcoin ETF.Moderator Ashley Ebersole asked about the SEC’s highly public dissatisfaction with a long series of Bitcoin ETF proposals in the U.S. Peirce, who is often known as "CryptoMom," responded
Read MoreDear data protection and freedom of information colleagues, As organisations continue to adapt to respond to the challenges of COVID-19, I wanted to write to you setting out what continued support you can expect from my Office in the coming months, as we continue to adjust our approach to reflect these
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“I am pleased that the app being launched this month is supported by the necessary consideration of people’s data protection rights. “The Department
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Noted cryptocurrency advocate and Securities and Exchange Commissioner Hester M. Peirce issued a public dissent after the SEC levied a $6.1 million fine on online gaming and gambling platform Unikrn for conducting an initial coin offering (ICO) in 2017, a penalty that effectively amounts to the size of the company’s
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