The Digital Age is Changing The Rules of The Game

Chinese tech cos' ownership is going to be more scrutinised, after its govt funds took stakes (& board seats) in Beijing Bytedance & Weibo.
Big change is coming to tech cos & other countries will be watching the Chinese developments carefully for learnings
https://buff.ly/3m61RFf

A plethora of data collection by various firms, shared in 'anonymised' form, is exposed for the fig leaf it is: “The Pillar said it obtained “commercially available” location data from a vendor it didn’t name that it “correlated” to Burrill’s phone..."
https://buff.ly/2VfhrD3

This is a subject we’ve returned to regularly, to caution of a foreseeable ‘tragedy of the commons: "rather than learning by a terrible accident … but we don't quite have the sense of urgency we need."”
Investors in the growing space sector need to beware
https://buff.ly/3zYLxKh

While one may agree/disagree with this analyst’s actions, what they underline is a rising ethical apprehension around autonomous warfare, by those deploying them live: ““The Drone Papers” [....] revealed the degree to which strikes hit unintended targets.”
https://buff.ly/3le24FL

Pressure on FB continues from a range of stakeholders...even as its share price makes new highs. At some point these vectors will cross & investors will either have made the right bet, or not

Being one of world’s most valuable firms comes w responsibility
https://buff.ly/3C0BeXG

As the NSO-Pegasus saga propagates, this article highlights 2 important governance concerns:
1. The costs of cleaning up a firm's reputation (esp repeatedly) impacts investor returns
2. Some PR guru's are exacerbating the mistrust in firms' ethical claims
https://buff.ly/3jmaDft

Are investors monitoring outflows from company coffers to their PACs?
The amounts & timing could come across as rather brazen attempts to 'buy' politicians & exacerbate the cynicism & elitism already perceived by an electorate, who are also their customers
https://buff.ly/3x5rKql

Facebook & its propagation of vaccine misinformation is throwing a wrench works in Biden’s plans to keep the economy open & infections down (99% of US hospitalisations are from the unvaccinated). Biden's new hire of Kanter for the DoJ crank up the pressure
https://buff.ly/3zqwyIH

No doubt cyber is one of warfare's most effective tools for global dominance. The question is where this rapidly escalating race (to the bottom) will wind up. At some point, lives in the real world will likely be lost due to a hack. That day is not far off
https://buff.ly/3zvGRv6

Lack of regulation leaves these critical parties vulnerable, with no protection & an asymmetry of resources to fight back. The best hope is that investors will urgently establish standards & best practices, front running regs that will soon have to emerge.
https://buff.ly/36Z6pnY