[The research for this blog was done by Nil Adell Mill. Editing and contextualizing by Nikolas Molyndris and David Sturzenegger] Introduction The question of data privacy in machine learning is still widely overlooked. In cases where the privacy loss comes from leakage of a

or How decentriq enables cross-company data collaboration in a GDPR-compliant way [This blog has been co-authored by Anna Maria Tonikidou and Christian Meisser from the legal services firm LEXR] Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) totalled in worth almost $2.49 trillion in the

In the previous blog  we talked about the guarantees that we can provide when a user uses our confidential computing platform avato. We touched upon how these guarantees are provided on a high level, and what this means for the data analytics industry. In

In every country, mobile network operators (telcos) provide the infrastructure for the connectivity of people’s phones and the Internet of Things (IoT). Building and maintaining this essential network infrastructure is very capital intensive. In parallel decreasing prices for connectivity, such as cell-phone contracts,

People acknowledge the value of data and the benefits of data collaborations [1]. Yet, concerns about data privacy and security are increasing [2]. Especially when dealing with sensitive data, these concerns are often justified. To solve these challenges, the leaders in the field of

Until today, data-sensitive companies are unable to utilize the immense benefits of cloud computing. It is well known that cloud-computing offers many advantages, ranging from increased scalability to reduced operations and update costs. However, in the age of decentralized computation, cybersecurity and data privacy

ZoKrates is a toolbox for zkSNARKs on Ethereum. It includes an easy-to-use  domain-specific language for developers to leverage the power of  zero-knowledge proofs in their decentralized applications. Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC) is a powerful tool that has many  applications in the blockchain space and

Buying data is a lengthy process on its own. Finding the right vendor, type of data and passing all the regulatory and legal procedures takes time and costs money. On top of that, in practical reality, the procedure is even lengthier because it starts

Over the last centuries, humanity has tested and implemented various governance models for society and individuals. Checks and balances, separation of powers and democracy are ways of making our societies to be governed as fair as possible. It’s about not to give too

Today for most organizations it is hard to impossible to benefit from artificial intelligence (AI). Especially, when it comes to training and applying machine learning models because they require substantial investments of money, time, data and expertise. These factors are all scarce resources. Scarcity

Photo by Jose Fontano on UnsplashAccording to the annual report from the WEF about global risks, increased cyber-threats is one of the biggest risks that companies and countries face right now. Attacks in businesses have almost doubled in the past 5 years with no

Photo by Johannes Plenio on UnsplashWhen Apple released the iPhone 5S in 2013, most people focused on its new camera and features such as Touch ID. However, on top of these features, Apple introduced what was meant to be a very influential idea on

Cryptography is the backbone of our current digital society, but how did it become so important? Interestingly, the systematic study of cryptography as a science (and perhaps as an art) started only during the past 100 years. The word cryptography is derived from the

In this blog we implement a problem that's very typical in blockchain use-cases: proving the knowledge of a pre-image for a given SHA-256 digest. We will begin demystifying this machinery by computing the SHA-256 hash of the number 5. Towards this end, we will

OverviewIn this series of posts, we will look at zero-knowledge proofs (ZKPs): a family of probabilistic protocols, first described by Goldwasser, Micali and Rackoff in 1985, which has garnered increased popularity with the rise of distributed ledger technology (DLT). We will start by introducing

Why do people protest against nuclear power? It’s clean, it’s cheap, and it doesn’t smell. Perhaps it is because of the risk attached to this source of electricity. In case of an accident the benefits are eliminated by the disastrous power