The growing privacy problem and why it is a threat to your digital identity

“On the internet, nobody knows you’re a dog”. This famous saying was coined in 1993 by cartoonist Peter Steiner, and published by The New Yorker. Over the years, this has come to refer to the fact that, thanks to the anonymity of the internet, both people and things are not necessarily who or what they claim to be.

Fast forward 24 years and the issue of digital identity is more relevant than ever. Today, security experts seem to agree on one thing – that it’s becoming inevitable that your digital business is going to get hacked at some point. When […]

By |2020-10-28T22:54:30+01:00February 13th, 2017|
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Was this just too Uber arrogant?

Ride-sharing firm Uber is edgy and disruptive, I get that. It’s part of the way that Uber positions itself to the market – it’s a hip service, not something stuffy and tired like a regular taxi. In fact, Uber goes to great lengths to underline that it’s not a taxi service.

By |2020-10-28T22:49:10+01:00December 22nd, 2016|
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Live from WebSummit: Destrier’s Simon Jones

Famously described as “Davos for geeks”, tech conference WebSummit moved to Lisbon in 2016 – and attracted a huge crowd: More than 50,000 people from 150 countries.

Destrier was part of the success, with Managing Partner Simon Jones taking to the stage on the AutoTech track to moderate a discussion on next-generation wearable technology with two industry pioneers: Corinne Vigreux, co-founder of TomTom and Mike Lee, co-founder of MyFitnessPal, now owned by Under Armour.

WebSummit offered Simon a coveted moderation gig thanks to his deep experience in writing about wearables. Here’s the footage. You’ll need to disable privacy blockers to see the video. […]

By |2020-10-28T22:50:44+01:00December 21st, 2016|
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