2018 is the year personal data hits the political campaign trail. It is the foundation on which James Felton Keith is building his bid to for election to the US Congress this year. …

What’s at stake for the personal data economy — While hindsight is a wonderful thing, there has been a sense of inevitability to the whole Facebook / Cambridge Analytica scandal. Yes, the liberties taken with user data are shocking, particularly its use by third parties. And more of Facebook’s 2.2billion users will now understand the true depth and nature…

The latest on Future Agenda’s global health project — Healthy discussions on Patient Centric Data In four short months, Future Agenda has covered a lot of ground in its exploration of how patient data will shape the future of our health services. …

How identity data is driving an alternative market for measuring trust — There’s always been something mysterious and slightly random about credit checks. You know you’re good for it — you’ve kept a clean slate and paid your bills on time — and yet you can never rule out that you’ll get declined because the ‘computer says no’ at the moment of…

Internet of Me talks to James Felton Keith, the man behind Personal Data Week and the International Personal Data Trade Association — More thoughtful discussion of our rights over the data that defines us in the digital world is always to be welcomed. Personal Data Week is a brand new event opening up the conversation in New York. …

Internet of Me is getting bigger and better. We always had grand ambitions, but we also need to grow to meet the demands of a personal data economy that is expanding exponentially. The amount of data each of us creates every day will not slow. Our lives will only become…

We all think we know right from wrong but, let’s face it, both have a fair bit of flexibility. Often, though, doing the right thing isn’t just a moral or ethical decision, it’s a question of success or failure. …

As the many reviews of the past twelve months being published will tell you, 2016 was quite a year. Leaving aside celebrity deaths, Brexit and Donald Trump’s election victory, 2016 was significant for another, more modest, reason — it was the first full year of the Internet of Me forum. …

Do you love your bank? Does it give you value for money and great customer service? Is it the cornerstone of your financial life or a necessary evil? However you feel, the good news is that you can expect things to get better. As in so many sectors, technological innovation…