Law plays catch-up with cybercrime
b'Dan Hyde, a partner at UK-based law firm Harrison Clark Rickerbys, specialises in emerging technology. His beat includes artificial intelligence, robotics, the internet of things, quantum computing, cryptocurrency and distributed ledgers.\\n\\u201cI really got interested in the regulation of disruptive tech about a decade ago,\\u201d he tells New Money Review editor Paul Amery in our latest podcast.\\n\\u201cIt became clear to me that, going forward, there were big gaps in the law around the regulation of data, cyber and tech. That led me into research and writing.\\u201d\\nHyde, who is also a visiting professor at Queen Mary\\u2019s college, University of London, wrote the first book on how English law should deal with cybersecurity and handle the trickier areas of data protection. \\nHyde then started to look at the international regulation of blockchain and distributed ledger technology and how to harmonise the rules for cryptocurrency across jurisdictions\\u2014a prospect that still seems far off.\\n\\u201cBlockchain and cryptocurrency are changing the world and changing the law with it,\\u201d Hyde says in the podcast, where he also talks about:\\n\\n* The different global approaches to regulating data and cybercrime\\n* The US readiness to prosecute foreign cybercriminals\\n* The evolution of policing and police procedures\\n* Information silos and challenges to law enforcement\\n* FinCEN files and the role of banks in money laundering\\n\\n\\n\\nYou can sign up to the New Money Review newsletter\\xa0here (https://newmoneyreview.us17.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=a00a0ce9a23bfef5fd31b5a10&id=e5d5bee5f1)'