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Dec 13, 2019
Our approach to security and privacy
Just as the right to identity is a fundamental human right, privacy is too. We created Yoti to give everybody a secure, privacy-friendly way of proving their identity, online and in person. Privacy and security, therefore, aren’t just our priority but our raison d’etre. Our free Yoti app is built with privacy and security at its core and harnesses data minimisation techniques that enable you to share less data. We have a rigorous approach to security and have built an innovative database architecture designed to protect against data breaches or cybersecurity attacks. To ensure that we are held accountable, we
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Dec 06, 2019
DataKind UK's #7 Data Science and Ethics Book Club at Yoti
Last week, we had the pleasure of hosting the seventh Data Science and Ethics Book Club, organised by our friends at DataKind UK. This was the final book club of the year and the topic up for discussion was AI and race. This is a hugely important conversation to advance as our lives become increasingly digital and influenced by algorithms and machine learning. The reading list The main book that anchored the evening’s talk was Race After Technology by Ruha Benjamin, which provides an accessible but deep understanding about how technology can replicate and exacerbate racial inequality. This was
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Nov 29, 2019
Compliance at Yoti and why it matters to you
Updated 29th November 2019 to reflect change of SOC 2 classification from SOC 2 Type 1 to SOC 2 Type II. We do things differently to most tech companies. We’re proud of the fact that we always put compliance and our community first and we like to shout about it. The way we handle security and compliance is key to protecting your data. If we didn’t get that right, how could we expect anyone to trust us? And without trust, why would anyone use our app? So, with that in mind, here’s a run-through of the three main compliance