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Privacy Is a Human Right Worth Fighting For
23.7.2019
Privacy is a basic human right. It’s there in Article 12 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: “Freedom from Interference with Privacy, Family, Home and Correspondence.” Attaining that right in an era of dragnet surveillance, mass data breaches, state-sponsored hacks...
Lightning Network’s Antifraud Methods Inferior to Nakamoto Consensus, Research Shows
17.7.2019
The Lightning Network, the touted scaling solution for the BTC chain, has recently seen its capacity decrease significantly and the beta project is still best suited for a cliche of technically savvy users. Now according to an analysis by Bitmex Research, the Lightning Network’s nodes have...
IRS Agents Propose Draconian Tactics to Investigate Bitcoin Users
9.7.2019
A recently published U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) slide describes alarming recommendations on how tax agents should deal with digital currency users who are not paying taxes. The slide recommends that agents question crypto users’ friends and family, comb through social media posts...
Bitcoin’s Survival Depends on an Uncensorable Internet
2.7.2019
In an age of unprecedented censorship, surveillance and rampant deplatforming, Bitcoin stands out as a beacon of hope. Its decentralized ledger enables value to be transmitted to anyone, anywhere without fear or favor. Whether you’re a Mongolian goat herder or a Miami drugs baron, your money...
Chainalysis Whistleblower Shares Company Secrets in Explosive AMA
25.6.2019
A current or former Chainalysis employee has gone rogue and conducted an AMA on r/Bitcoin in which he disclosed sensitive information about the company’s blockchain forensics capabilities. The whistleblower then appears to have had a change of heart and deleted all their comments. Thankfully...
Amazon Patents Drone Surveillance; Will Enable To Have Eyes In The Sky
25.6.2019
Amazon has pretty much taken over the e-commerce industry over the last two decades or so. The company, which started as an online book shop, now sells a plethora of products and is rightly known as ‘the everything store.’ However, it is also important to note that Amazon is not so dominant due...
Crypto Is an Important Defense Against Today’s Orwellian Surveillance
17.6.2019
An effort to change extradition laws in Hong Kong has sparked protests – and questions about digital privacy and the right to transact, writes Mike Casey
Samourai Wallet Raises $100,000 In First Funding Round, Will Utilise Funds To Fight Bitcoin Surveillance
4.6.2019
Samurai Wallet, a privacy-focused crypto wallet, which deals specifically only in Bitcoin, has managed to raise $100,000 in its first-ever funding round. The wallets place special emphasis on improving privacy and fighting Bitcoin surveillance. Created by Keonne Rodriguez and William Hill, former...
Samourai Wallet Raises First Funding Round in Fight Against Bitcoin Surveillance
3.6.2019
The team behind the privacy-centric Samourai Wallet has received a $100,000 investment to expand its offerings
Mixing Service Bitcoin Blender Quits After Bestmixer Takedown
1.6.2019
On May 27, cryptocurrency supporters learned that the anonymous BTC mixer Bitcoin Blender would be shutting down. The news follows the recent closure of Bestmixer.io after it was seized by global law enforcement. Also read: Plea Bargain Means Silk Road 2 Admin Will Likely See No Prison Time Bitcoin...
Latest Hack Sparks Concern Whatsapp Will Never Be Secure
20.5.2019
Facebook’s popular messaging app with 1.5 billion users in over 180 countries has another major vulnerability. Hackers were able to covertly install spyware on iOS and Android smartphones using Whatsapp with just a phone call. “All of their security issues are conveniently suitable...