Sean Pettersen

March 23, 2019 In Digital Rights, Information Management, Leadership, Management, Self-sovereign identity By Sean Pettersen

Digital Rights Primer

During Christmas week 2018, my wife and I hosted a dinner with friends and family. My sister, sitting next to me, put her glass of warm cider down. “How secure is my credit card?” she asked me. “Because I think it might have been hacked” “Assume it’s...

February 3, 2019 In Digital Rights, Information Management By Sean Pettersen

Does the digital-world cause the Fourth Amendment, A.K.A. the right to privacy, to be out of date?

Yes, however, both historical and legal contexts need to be taken into account. Rarely is a change made to the U.S. Bill of Rights. Since its adoption in 1791, “The original document has been changed only seventeen times” (“Digital History,” n.d.). Considering the original Bill...

January 28, 2019 In Uncategorized By Sean Pettersen

Professional vs Personal Ethics

According to Baase S., “Professional ethics includes relationships with and responsibilities toward customers, clients, coworkers, employees, employers, people who use one’s products and services, and others whom one’s products affect” (Baase S., 2013). If I were to separate my personal and professional ethics, this in...

January 28, 2019 In Blockchain, Digital Rights, Information Management, Self-sovereign identity By Sean Pettersen

Taking Control of Digital You (Part IV)

Blockchain networks are distributed ledgers that stores digital records of transactions on a trustless network. No centralized authority exists in a blockchain ecosystem, and transactions are committed through its consensus protocol. When you hear the term mining, it is those decentralized nodes on a network...

January 23, 2019 In Blockchain, Digital Rights, Information Management, Self-sovereign identity By Sean Pettersen

Taking Control of Digital You (Part III)

A brief history...

January 20, 2019 In Digital Rights By Sean Pettersen

Where do Digital Rights Begin?

... it begins with an idea. As Americans we must honor those who came before us and fought to preserve our rights as well as a duty to fight for those whom are yet to be. We fought the British when we could no longer tolerate...

January 17, 2019 In Event Streaming By Sean Pettersen

Comparison of Kafka vs EC2 Kenesis

It was brought to my attention that I mispelled Kinesis. I've updated the text to reflect this change. Thx for bearing with me. Change how you look at Kafka vs Kinesis. Kinesis isn't all it's meant to be. Details of this comparison are based on the usage...

January 16, 2019 In Uncategorized By Sean Pettersen

Taking Control of Digital You (Part II)

When did our identities become data to be bought sold and traded and why? The concept of identity as we know it began to break down at the dawn of the internet. Under digital conditions, "Identity is neither singular nor fixed, no matter how administratively convenient...

January 13, 2019 In Information Management, Inspiration, Leadership, Management By Sean Pettersen

Ethical Commitments

As an IT leader, I feel having a strong sense of self grounded in ethical practices make navigating the corporate world easier and guilt free. Integrity, honesty, and accountability are the ethical pillars of who I am. Who are you? As I’m two-thirds of the way...

January 10, 2019 In Blockchain, Digital Rights, Self-sovereign identity By Sean Pettersen

Taking Control of Digital You (Part I)

The following is a multi-part article that I will release over the next four weeks on why taking control of your digital identity is imperative. Through examining the pioneering work kicked off by Satoshi Nakamoto's paper "Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System," personal identity pioneers can...

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