Data Sovereignty Will Be the Next Critical Issue for Decentralized Networks - The Cryptocurrency Post

From Privacy to Sovereignty: How PETs Enable Digital Sovereignty

We’ve spent years in the Privacy-Enhancing Technologies (PETs) space. The label is accurate, and the name is functional. These are technologies that enable sensitive data to be used and computed on while remaining protected, allowing organizations to derive value from data and models without exposing them. But increasingly, the “privacy” label feels too narrow for the much broader range of use cases these powerful technologies can enable. Privac…

Data Sovereignty Will Be the Next Critical Issue for Decentralized Networks - The Cryptocurrency Post

The blockchain has always taken pride in its immutable, global, and strictly borderless nature. However, jurisdictional control of digital information emerges as its largest short-term barrier. Regulatory demands suggest a complex macroeconomic landscape for this decade, challenging standard assumptions about scalability. The contemporary legal framework strictly demands rigorous control over the exact physical location of operational servers. T…

The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 278: Ben Waldman on Gander Social and the Challenges of Building a Sovereign Social Network

Sovereignty, whether digital sovereignty, data sovereignty, or AI sovereignty, has been the hot-button issue in Canada for months. Governments have shifted policies in hopes of addressing the issue, the public has expressed interest in Canadian alternatives, and the business community has rushed to meet that interest. But what does it actually take to create a true, sovereign alternative? We now have a live experiment with Gander, a new social n…