With 8.5 million computers knocked out worldwide by a simple faulty software update, the CrowdStrike debacle throws into stark relief the serious drawbacks of a centralised, digitised world, says Dr. R P.
Central digital control is growing and the debanking scandal has shown the dangers. As many worry that a Chinese-style "social credit" system is creeping into the West, the Together Association looks at what can be done.
Should we fear CBDCs? In part II of our guide to the War on Cash, we look at Central Bank Digital Currencies and the risks and opportunities they entail.
What is cash, why is it on the decline, why are governments complicit in getting rid of it, and why is there pushback against the 'War on Cash'? Get up to speed with our explainer.
G20 leaders have agreed to a plan to eventually impose digital currencies and digital IDs on their populations, despite concerns that governments will use them to control people's spending and crush dissent.
National identity cards are, as everyone should know, a terrible idea. But modern Digital ID, based on crypto block chain technology and protective of privacy, is a very different animal.
The Government has announced its plans to create digital identities for accessing public services but “without creating ID cards” (see how they did that?).
The threat of digital ID and Government-monitored digital currency looms ever larger. Come to the Together Talks event on Dec 7th to hear a range of speakers an debate the pressing issues.
When you consider that vaccine passports had no medically justifiable purpose, it's entirely plausible they were simply an on-ramp to normalise a 'papers please' society with a Central Bank Digital Currency at its core.
The founder of bust cryptocurrency exchange FTX has admitted he talked up his ethical credentials as part of a “dumb game we woke Westerners play” to burnish his reputation “so everyone likes us”.
