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New America Announces Its New Mission and Vision, Reveals New Logo and Website
AI Risks Creating a ‘Demand Machine’ for Governments, Report Warns
The App Store Accountability Act Poses Serious Concerns for Privacy, Security, and Free Expression
Technology Can Transform Property Rights. But It’s Not.
It’s time to think of property rights as a three-legged stool—supported by technology, processes, and people.
There’s No Place Like Home—If You Can Prove It
In Dixie Alley, tornadoes and missing titles are creating more and more problems for mobile home owners.
A Tapestry of Credentials: How Self-Sovereign Identity Can Unlock Property Rights for Billions
Chris Mellon and Yuliya Panfil argue on Good ID that self-sovereign identity can help turn people’s data into evidence of property rights.
The Credential Highway
How self-sovereign identity can unlock property rights for the bottom billion.
Could Online Takeout Help Prove Home Ownership?
Yuliya Panfil was quoted in a Reuters article on how our growing data trails could provide alternative evidence of our property rights.
Why a Geocode Is Not an Address
Chris Mellon wrote an opinion piece for Wired on why geocodes can’t solve Puerto Rico’s address problem.
Blockchain-for-Land: What We Are Getting Wrong and How to Fix It
Tim Robustelli wrote an article for CoinTelegraph about the challenges surrounding implementation of blockchain-for-land.
How to Take Blockchain From Flaming Out to Scaling Up
Projects are often undertaken by governments enthusiastic about the technology, but fuzzy on what it can actually deliver.