As we head into the last month of 2020, this most extraordinary year, we’re delighted to announce a new partnership focussed on empowering work. VELA Solutions has selected Meeco to power their workforce digital credentials platform. Together, Meeco and VELA have created a secure digital credentialing platform to help individuals …
October Digital Events
This month, Meeco invites you to join us live for a number of digital events, or circle back when you have time and catch-up on the podcasts and webinars featured here. Digital Catchup Let’s Talk About Digital Identity with Katryna Dow, founder & CEO of Meeco – Ubisecure Podcast Episode …
FinTech Australia announces Meeco as a Finnies 2020 finalist
September 23, 2020, FinTech Australia announced the finalists for this year’s Finnies. The Finnies recognise and reward the Australian FinTech community by honouring innovation, growth and collaboration. For Meeco, collaboration is at the heart of everything we do. We’re humbled (and a little excited) to be a finalist in the …
Meeco announces KidTech partnership with Heder to co-develop safe media platform for kids
Meeco has some very happy news to share about a new partnership with Heder VZW and a new KidTech product planned to launch December 2020. But first, we would like to share a little about why we believe this is so important. Back in April 2019, we presented our thoughts at the …
Understanding the difference between Identity, Authentication and Authorisation
On August 7-8th 2018, technology experts from Australia and around the globe gathered in Canberra for the Digital ID Show. The event was co-located with the Technology in Government Expo and the Cyber Security in Government Conference. Overall, more than 2,500 attendees wandered among 120+ exhibitors and listened to 120+ …
Open Banking Opens New Opportunities in Australia
After more than a year of detailed research and industry consultation, the Australian Government has now released its review into Open Banking in Australia conducted by Scott Farrell of King Wood Mallesons. As one of the biggest shifts in the banking sector for many years, the review has recommended seismic …
Is Privacy the Innovation Driver You’re Looking For?
With last week’s news from the European Parliament consolidating the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) into EU law, now more than ever, organisations need to find new trust-based models. The Privacy Advantage – London’s first conference focused on the integration of commercial opportunity and privacy – is soon to take place …
Millennials and Generally Naughty Internet Behavior
An Australian survey published by Latrobe University reported that almost 50% out of 2000 year 12 students had sex before leaving high school. Of that figure, more than half reported sending naughty nudes to each other. In the U.K a study revealed that teenage girls were twice as susceptible to …
U.S. Passes the Buck to Parents on Children’s Education Data Protection
On February 26, the U.S. Department of Education launched the ‘Privacy Technical Assistance Center’ (PTAC), a website designed to act as a “One-stop resource for education stakeholders to learn about data privacy, confidentiality, and security practices related to student-level longitudinal data systems and other uses of student data.” This is the first …
#IoB: The Internet of Babies
Parents across the Internet are following a trend of (practically) live streaming their children’s pre-birth on Facebook, Skype and YouTube. Ultra sounds and updates of their babies health are also finding themselves flung into the digital sphere with the help of apps designed to track the growth of their soon-to-be’s…
The Arrival of Calm Technology
A lot has changed in the past twenty years. It wasn’t that long ago that the most intrusive technologies in our lives consisted of the home telephone and direct marketing. These invasions of our privacy were easily curbed by even simpler tech solutions: the answering machine and a “no junk …
A new age in privacy and respect for personal data
The Respect Network officially launched the world’s first global private network in Australia this past week in spectacular fashion. The gala event attracted the attention of celebrated futurists, privacy enthusiasts, entrepreneurs, founding partners and technology journalists. Meeco was proud to be featured as a key launch partner along with fellow …