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Keep it close to the vest

10 Jan 2022 1 minute read 0 comments The Hungry Beaver

A few years ago I made vlogs.   Every week I would record non-stop, then pile the best clips into a 4-minute video to share with my followers.   On top of that, I would post daily Instagram stories announcing what I was doing, where I was, and my tho...

Brave Browser Stats to Close out 2021: What Do They Reveal?

5 Jan 2022 2 minute read 23 comments Cje95

I have been a long time user and a long time supporter of the Brave Browser so I will be upfront in my admiration for what the team is trying to accomplish. While they are far from perfect it is in my opinion the most stable and successful platform d...

ALTER presents its governance token — $ALTER

30 Dec 2021 4 minute read 16 comments ALTERdapp

Main Takeaways $ALTER is ALTER’s native utility and governance token The token provides the decision making power in ALTER product development, subscription earned revenue, liquidity mining via various pairings, participation at ALTER EGO referral p...

The Electronic Frontier Foundation - the future of digital privacy, free speech, and the open web

30 Dec 2021 1 minute read 3 comments Renaissance man

  A really short post today, one that encourages you to support the Electronic Frontier Foundation in its on-going effort to help us all secure a future of digital privacy, free speech, and the open web. It’s currently looking to meet its year-end ch...

Can I Ever Be 100% Safe When Investing In Crypto?

26 Dec 2021 4 minute read 2 comments MetaG4l

“I want to invest in crypto though I’m scared as I don’t properly understand the risks, can I ever be 100% safe when using Crypto?”. The short answer is no. Just like carrying cash, or perhaps choosing to keep cash in your house, it is never 100% saf...

Who Owns The Digital You? (Part 1)

24 Dec 2021 4 minute read 0 comments Tchambers

I wrote this originally in 1999,  at my main blog, before efforts at Self-Soveriegn Idenity, or #Web3. Was true then, even more true now.“Twenties and Thirties it was the role of government, Fifties and Sixties it was civil rights. The next two decad...

Zarcanum (ZPoS) — Zano's Private Proof of Stake Scheme with Confidential Transactions and Hidden Amounts

24 Dec 2021 6 minute read 1 comment Zano

Any information that a digital cash system reveals about its users is information that bad actors could use against them. The Proof of Stake consensus system has been routinely rejected by projects that put user privacy (and consequently user securit...

Cybersecurity Insights video interview - Growing Cyber Risks of Firmware with Scott Scheferman

22 Dec 2021 1 minute read 0 comments Matthew Rosenquist

Firmware is the little-talked-about component of every digital device and computer system, that possesses tremendous control, and is now being targeted by cyber attackers.   In today’s Cybersecurity Insights podcast, I am talking with Scott Scheferm...

Privacy Concerns for Dual-Use AI Image Clarity Tools

15 Dec 2021 1 minute read 0 comments Matthew Rosenquist

AI tech is a powerful tool. The original photo (left) was cleaned-up with an AI deep learning algorithm (Image source: from Murilo Gustineli) and restoring tremendous clarity. The AI researchers outline their progress in their white paper Towards Re...

Tari, A Privacy Oriented Digital Assets Management Protocol

15 Dec 2021 2 minute read 0 comments supersane

Tari is the brainchild of the former lead maintainer of the Monero (XMR) cryptocurrency, Riccardo Spagni (aka: fluffy pony) who is currently just a standard maintainer of the Monero project. Monero is the gold standard in privacy preserving cryptocu...