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Encryption Standards Threatened Under Pretext of Battling Coronavirus
22.3.2020
Governments around the world have been trying for some time to bypass encryption and backdoor messaging apps. End-to-end encryption was preventing authorities from stopping terrorist attacks, we were told, and personal privacy had to be sacrificed for the greater good. Now, as the coronavirus...
Interpol Enlists Korean Startup to Track Crypto on the Dark Web
21.3.2020
Interpol enlists a Korean startup holding patents for analyzing crypto flows across the deep net to help fight cybercrime across the dark web
Big Brother Capitalizes on Coronavirus Fears, Crypto Industry Responds
20.3.2020
Coronavirus fears bring personal data privacy issues to a new level, crypto community says
Brave New World: Browser Challenging Google for the Future of Privacy
20.3.2020
With an increasing number of people looking to make use of privacy-focused web tools, Brave’s daily user count recently surged past the 4 million mark
Think a Privacy Law Will Stop Surveillance Capitalism? You Don’t Know Google
20.3.2020
Big Tech's business model isn't threatened by the prospect of new data privacy laws, says one VC. FAANG firms are too nimble, powerful and ingenious
What an Uptick in ‘Coinjoins’ Says About Bitcoin’s Value Proposition
20.3.2020
A bitcoin privacy technology is seeing more usage as the global markets tank
Israeli Bitcoiners See Surveillance as Unavoidable During Coronavirus Crisis
19.3.2020
Tracking mobile-phone data may save lives during the pandemic, but will it become a permanent feature of the surveillance state?
Controversial Group Behind Coronavirus Tracking App Has Crypto Ties
18.3.2020
The coronavirus crisis may highlight the overlap between the surveillance state and the cryptocurrency industry
6 Cryptocurrency Exchanges That Don’t Require KYC
17.3.2020
These days, it’s taken as a given that KYC must be endured to trade cryptos on centralized exchanges. In fact, there are still dozens of exchanges you can access without having to risk your personal documents and identity. The following guide examines six such platforms, and considers...
Why ‘Setup’ Matters for Cryptocurrency Privacy
17.3.2020
Can cryptocurrencies build a decentralized network that respects the privacy of its users?
Brave Browser Delivers on Promise, Files GDPR Complaint Against Google
16.3.2020
Brave files a formal complaint against Google — claiming it abuses GDPR rules
Governments Face Trade-Offs on Privacy in Fight Against Coronavirus
16.3.2020
Safeguarding privacy rights is tricky during a time of pandemic and panic
Exclusive: Blockchain-Based Social Network Overhauls Platform, Partners With Matic
16.3.2020
An Ethereum-based social media outfit releases a platform overhaul and announces a partnership with Matic Network
Mass Surveillance Threatens Personal Privacy Amid Coronavirus
12.3.2020
The extreme surveillance measures taken to address COVID-19 are not normal or inevitable
The FATF Recommendations on Privacy Coins: Why Private People, Businesses and Governments Should Care
12.3.2020
Over the past few months, private crypto assets, commonly known as privacy coins, have been under pressure due toContinue Reading
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Russia Cracks Down on ‘Anonymous Darknet Networks’ Like TON and Tor
12.3.2020
Russia is cracking down on censorship-resistant platforms, with its media watchdog soliciting research on how to disrupt Telegram’s blockchain and Tor
NEM Partners with Israeli-Lithuanian Telecom Startup on Cell Phone Security
12.3.2020
Israeli-Lithuanian telecom startup partners with NEM to build secure and private mobile phone technology
Brave’s BAT Rewards Can Now be Redeemed at Amazon, Apple and Netflix
10.3.2020
Brave partners with TAP Network. Now you can redeem BATs for rewards from 250,000 brands including Amazon, Apple and Netflix
Bitcoin.com Local Gathers Steam as Other P2P Markets Falter
7.3.2020
The bitcoin marketplace Localbitcoins was once the most popular peer-to-peer (P2P) trading platform. But during the last few years, the company’s trading requirements and KYC implementation have caused an influx of traders to migrate to different P2P crypto markets. The mass departure...
How Blockchain Technology and Metadata Shredding Can Usher in a New Era
6.3.2020
Decentralization empowers us to take out the centralization and create consumer products that let individuals communicate person-to-person, with metadata shredding