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3 ways to benefit from EU’s new data regulation (GDPR)
3 ways to benefit from EU’s new data regulation (GDPR) 1024 565 Ryan Garner

citizenme recently took part in The Drum’s panel discussion regarding the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). citizenme’s perspective is summarised in the video and post below: Here are 3 big…

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Free cookie for your personal health data. Would you?
Free cookie for your personal health data. Would you? 1024 565 Ryan Garner

Would you exchange your personal information for a free cookie? This is the experiment citizenme ran at the Big Bang Data exhibition in Somerset House. The exhibition explored the issues…

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A small data approach to big insights (IIeX Talk)
A small data approach to big insights (IIeX Talk) 150 150 StJohn Deakins

The video is a talk given by our Director of Insights, Ryan Garner, at the Insight Innovation Exchange (IIeX) in Amsterdam recently. Here is his slide deck: Inside out insights: a…

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Personal data services will re-invent the marketing wheel
Personal data services will re-invent the marketing wheel 1024 566 Ryan Garner

In this post-Snowden world, citizens are increasingly distrustful of businesses handling their personal data. Concerns of government surveillance have filtered down into corporate surveillance. Digital citizens are increasingly questioning the…

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Retro-fitting for the web
Retro-fitting for the web 1024 565 Cedric Ferretti

We are launching the new version of citizenme in April. The development of citizenme has been solely focused on a mobile based user experience. Part of what users will be able…

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A vision for Market Research in an Information Age
A vision for Market Research in an Information Age 1024 565 Ryan Garner

This is the second part an adapted version of my talk at the Greenbook Insights and Innovation Exchange (IIeX) event in Amsterdam. In my previous post I talked about the…

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Why the data economy needs to be centred around people not products
Why the data economy needs to be centred around people not products 1024 565 Ryan Garner

We are currently living through a major tectonic shift; from an old economy to a new economy. It’s on the scale of the transition from an agrarian based economy to…

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Google AI versus the Go grandmaster – who is the real winner?
Google AI versus the Go grandmaster – who is the real winner? 640 353 Neil Lawrence

My latest post on The Guardian: The achievement has been hailed as a breakthrough in artificial intelligence, but computers are much less efficient than us Today we were greeted by…

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Bowie, Liberty & Me.
Bowie, Liberty & Me. 500 276 StJohn Deakins

Yesterday was surreal. I woke to the news that someone I’d never met had died and I felt a profound sense of loss. I’ve never experienced ‘star grief’ before. Sure…

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OpenAI won’t benefit humanity without data-sharing
OpenAI won’t benefit humanity without data-sharing 1024 566 Neil Lawrence

My latest post for The Guardian: Artificial intelligence experts welcome the launch of the Elon Musk-backed venture, but open algorithms are only the first step There is a common misconception…

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