Surveillance
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Cryptocurrency
Are we still mad at MetaMask and ConsenSys for snooping on us?
The cryptocurrency community has a tendency to fixate on a new issue every few weeks and then promptly forget about…
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Cryptocurrency
Blockchain is the only viable path to privacy and censorship resistance in the 21st century
While censorship resistance and privacy are not the same thing, they are closely intertwined. When the government or another entity,…
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Cryptocurrency
Cryptocurrency is picking up as an instrument for tyranny
Proponents paint Bitcoin (BTC) and other cryptocurrencies as antidotes to totalitarian governments and central banks. Simultaneously, international corporations and startups…
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World
The DHS Bought a ‘Shocking Amount’ of Phone-Tracking Data
For years, people have wondered not if, but how much, the Department of Homeland Security accesses mobile location data to…
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World
Myanmar’s Fight for Democracy Is Now a Scrap Over Phone Records
In Myanmar, the phone records of pro-democracy activists connect them together like suspects on a cork board. When many of…
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World
Welcome to the Burner Phone Olympics
As professional big air snowboarder Julia Marino completed her final preparations for the Winter Olympics, US officials sent Marino and…
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Cryptocurrency
US sanctions agency OFAC to rely more heavily on Chainalysis
The U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control has requested another subscription to Chainalysis analytics software in order to step up…
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World
Palestinian Hackers Tricked Victims to Install iOS Spyware
The groups used social engineering techniques on Facebook to direct targets to a wide range of malware, including custom tools.…
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Cryptocurrency
Facial Recognition Tech May Be Being Used Against Russian Protestors
As massive protests sweep across the nation, activists fear Russia has been deploying facial recognition technology to clamp down on…
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Cryptocurrency
FinCEN’s Wallet Rule Aims to Close Crypto-Cash Reporting Gap, Official Says
Financial institutions report large cash and crypto transactions differently. This gap led to a controversial rule proposed by the Financial…
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