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Managing IoT Data SECURITY RISKS

24 Nov 2020 3 minute read 8 comments Matthew Rosenquist

We are surrounded!  Smart devices are everywhere and being integrated into all facets of our lives, from toothbrushes to automobiles.  Entire cities are becoming ‘smart’, as are factories, governments, global retail, freight logistics, and all natio...

When and why it's useful to use a VPN

20 Nov 2020 4 minute read 0 comments Luca B

There are several reasons to use a VPN and, without going too much in details, these can boil down to the following: hide internet activityas users have a reasonable expectation that whatever is done on the Internet is private, but oftentimes it's...

What can you do to improve your privacy online? #1

19 Nov 2020 5 minute read 3 comments Divljo

After some time, i am back again. I didn't write any posts in a while now. I needed a break and became more focused on other hobbies. But now i am back again with new serial. Now i have a plan to post 1-2 times a week. I made a lot of mistakes when i...

Press Freedom And Privacy Won’t Be Safe Under Biden, Either

19 Nov 2020 3 minute read 1 comment nivekbr

His transition team, his own record, and a bad history with whistleblowers.   Of course, Biden won’t go after the corporate press like Trump has, but that doesn’t mean press freedom is entirely safe. The years of the Obama administration have been ca...

Police Cameras are Providing Facial Recognition Tracking to Criminals in Moscow

17 Nov 2020 1 minute read 0 comments Matthew Rosenquist

Criminals are offering stalking services, through the use of Moscow’s camera system, to identify and track people for $200.  Customers provide a picture and the criminals will return a report of where that person has been, where they frequent, and m...

Time to upgrade election processes by processing votes using Blockchain Technology

12 Nov 2020 1 minute read 0 comments Greenchic

  Talks around for election voting to take place using Blockchain Technology   The recent US elections did have major players in today’s Blockchain and crypto space talk about the need for a Blockchain based voting system. Ethereum’s founder Vitalik...

Privacy Coin GRIN is Experiencing a 51% Attack

9 Nov 2020 1 minute read 0 comments Abhimanyu Krishnan

Privacy coin GRIN is currently experiencing a 51% attack, according to mining pool data platform 2miners.com, which tweeted about the development on Nov. 8.  One mining entity seized control of 58.1% of the network’s hash power on Nov.7 2miners cont...

Colin Aulds on Online Privacy, Bitcoin Self-Custody, and Cryptocurrency Adoption

5 Nov 2020 1 minute read 0 comments TheDesertLynx

Colin Aulds of Privacy Pros, formerly known as BillFodl, and the Unhashed Podcast comes on the podcast to talk about privacy in cryptocurrency, from using VPNs to Faraday bags for phones and even hardware wallets. We also cover self-custody, and whet...

Brave’s Monthly Active Users Crosses 20 Million

3 Nov 2020 1 minute read 1 comment Abhimanyu Krishnan

The Brave team reported on November 2 that the privacy-centric browser had reached another milestone, crossing 20 million active monthly users in October 2020. The browser’s active monthly user count stands at 20.5 million, up from 8.7 million last...

CryptoSmarts 6: Best PC & Linux Operating Systems For Privacy

30 Oct 2020 6 minute read 2 comments MintDice.com

CryptoSmarts 6 MintDice is proud to bring you the sixth part of the CryptoSmarts series, a 100% unbiased/non-affiliate paid article set that will focus on relatively simple ways you can boost your privacy, take power away from overbearing governments...