Alyned Thinking

The Alyne Library has recently been updated with a Control Set covering the United Kingdom General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR). It explains the general data protection regime that applies to most UK businesses and organisations, and covers the UK GDPR, tailored by the Data Protection Act 2018.

Data privacy is a global issue. As the world gets more connected, data privacy, protection and security concerns are gathering greater attention. It is concerning to observe that organisations are falling behind in their efforts to protect the privacy of users’ personally identifiable information (PII). In this article, we will provide a summary into the recent Facebook data breach and how Alyne can help global companies respond to increasing privacy, protection and security threats.

Today, almost every aspect of our lifestyle is connected and integrated through a digital platform - from digital payments to video conferences and now, daily work from home set-ups. As our daily life becomes increasingly more digital, the risk for identity theft and falling victim to data breaches has also heightened.  

Testing for China's CBDC (Central-Bank Digital Currency), the digital yuan, began earlier this month, which means that we can safely expect to see the world’s first sovereign digital currency rolled out later this year. In this article, we analyse the impact of cashless payments in modern society and look at where the EU stands in the mobile-first banking revolution.

Despite concerns revolving around privacy and state surveillance, many authorities have adopted contact tracing infrastructures to ensure public safety. Is it possible to have the best of both worlds?