The power of the web has been that it has given us permissionless publishing. Want to publish your opinion? You no longer need to submit a letter to ...

The power of the web has been that it has given us permissionless publishing. Want to publish your opinion? You no longer need to submit a letter to ...

I have written repeatedly about why I don’t think “encrypt all things” is the right answer for constructing a democratic society going forward. I am,...

I have written repeatedly about why I don’t think “encrypt all things” is the right answer for constructing a democratic society going forward. I am,...

GamerGate has laid bare a fundamental fault line for online discourse.A. Words matter. Anyone dismissing tweets threatening violence along the lines ...

GamerGate has laid bare a fundamental fault line for online discourse.A. Words matter. Anyone dismissing tweets threatening violence along the lines ...

When we invested in Onename in 2014 it was with the conviction that decentralized applications will require human readable identity systems for some ...

When we invested in Onename in 2014 it was with the conviction that decentralized applications will require human readable identity systems for some ...

While gathering up additional data for the next post on wealth, here are some thoughts on the Heartbleed security vulnerability. At USV we sent out a...

While gathering up additional data for the next post on wealth, here are some thoughts on the Heartbleed security vulnerability. At USV we sent out a...

The blockchain holds great promise for developing decentralized protocols and applications such as marketplaces (e.g., openbazaar), registries for di...

The blockchain holds great promise for developing decentralized protocols and applications such as marketplaces (e.g., openbazaar), registries for di...

Elon Musk has successfully acquired Twitter. Many people seem convinced he will ruin it in short order. And while that’s of course conceivable, it is...

Elon Musk has successfully acquired Twitter. Many people seem convinced he will ruin it in short order. And while that’s of course conceivable, it is...

There is a lot we can learn from github and its identity model about the role of individual identity in the future of firms, networks and markets. Wh...

There is a lot we can learn from github and its identity model about the role of individual identity in the future of firms, networks and markets. Wh...

One of the problems with a relatively open platform such as Twitter is impersonation. I can claim to be somebody else, upload their picture to my pro...

One of the problems with a relatively open platform such as Twitter is impersonation. I can claim to be somebody else, upload their picture to my pro...

If you ask someone who they are on the Internet, they will likely give you an email address or point to their profile on Twitter, Facebook, Google, o...

If you ask someone who they are on the Internet, they will likely give you an email address or point to their profile on Twitter, Facebook, Google, o...