Do people really care about personal data?

Last December, technical errors — tagging a photo and failing to understand Facebook’s privacy settings — led to the public exposure of a private photograph. The photograph itself wasn’t much — a kitchen full of family members gaping at their mobile…

Hacking for a better health service at the NHS Scotland Hackday

Additions to the Mydex CIC Board: Viv Lacey, Stef Magdalinski and Simon Willis

Mydex CIC is pleased to announce three new additions to the Mydex Board, which currently comprises co-founders William Heath (chairman), David Alexander (CEO) and Alan Mitchell.

Mydex CIC sits down with Simon Tucker (CEO of The Young Foundation) and talks about Personal Data

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Simon Tucker

Personal data in health and the role of the individual

In their manifesto, the Conservatives promised to return control over personal data to the individual. Labour did too. It’s a thoroughly liberal principle, and not a bad starting point for a discussion about health data.

The Future of Personal Data & Why MiData Matters to you

Our Chairman, William Heath will be speaking at The Future of Personal Data & Why MiData Matters to you event on the 31st of January 2012. The event will be held at The Young Foundation’s offices in London. If you can’t join us at the…

Thoughts offered to the Policy Exchange for its government tech research

The Policy Exchange is doing a major review of government and technology, and asking various bodies for input. Mydex did a written submission, and spoke to their researcher. Here’s what we said in the…

Back to the future: how empowered individuals will drive local councils’ digital transformation

by Ruby Dixon

Before I joined Mydex — and I’m going back a decade here — I worked with some of the most forward thinking councils on…