Today the World Economic Forum (WEF) launched the Presidio Principles for blockchain, which aims to help in protecting user rights in the development of blockchain applications. The set of values that has already been adopted by organizations such as Accenture, Deloitte, Hyperledger, ConsenSys and Everledger, was previewed last week during the online Consensus Distributed Event.
As background, the WEF’s Sheila Warren moderated a panel about ethical tech. She asked: “What is ethical technology? How do we know it when we see it? What are some kind of milestones, touchstones? How do we know we’re heading in the right direction.”
If you missed it, it’s well worth watching the thought-provoking session when the recap becomes available. Given blockchain is viewed as a foundational technology, the decisions we make now could have a big impact.
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