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Micro-Cap Pick of the Month: Suterusu

13 Feb 2020 2 minute read 1 comment AnalystX

Suterusu is a micro-cap cryptocurrency that aims to make crypto privacy commonplace by allowing blockchains to implement Suterusu’s own version of zk-SNARKs—known as zk-ConSNARKs. Like the zk-SNARKs used in the popular privacy-coin Zcash, zk-ConSNARK...

How to leave huge tech behemoths like Google and Facebook

12 Feb 2020 6 minute read 18 comments cholaBature

Have you ever thought of leaving Google and Facebook? I am sure you would have because more people are starting to know the secret behind these tech behemoths. Most of or almost 100% of services are offered for free by Google and Facebook. Wait a min...

There is No Easy Fix to AI Privacy Problems

8 Feb 2020 4 minute read 0 comments Matthew Rosenquist

Artificial intelligence – more specifically, the machine learning (ML) subset of AI - has a number of privacy problems. Not only does ML require vast amounts of data for the training process, but the derived system is also provided with access to ev...

Discussing Datafloq With Mark van Rijmenam

8 Feb 2020 1 minute read 4 comments Scott Cunningham

Datafloq is the one-stop source for big data, blockchain & AI. Utilize their browser plugin to rate articles and contribute to a better web. Mavin is coming out this year and the website is launching soon for this project that will take everything le...

The Proton suite: a secure internet straight out of Switzerland

7 Feb 2020 3 minute read 0 comments PierreL

DISCLAIMER: I am not paid in any way by Proton Technologies AG to write this article, these are my own views on their products. I already mentioned Proton products in my Google and Facebook alternatives article, but I figured they deserved a dedicat...

Concepts in Security, Both Inside and Outside the Crypto World

7 Feb 2020 3 minute read 0 comments BitcoinGordon

I trade every day. I also keep up on crypto forums and social media. Something that comes up on a regular basis are discussions about KYC, or Know Your Customer or Client, 2FA (2 factor authorization), and generally the issues people have with protec...

Crypto-Backed Brave Uncovers the Biggest Data Breach Ever Recorded in the UK

6 Feb 2020 2 minute read 34 comments Brawnd0

We’re in for some more shock - yet unsurprising - news about data breaches. The Brave team has released a new report and frankly, it’s a really poor statement on how the government officials are handling citzens’ data. The report reveals that there i...

Solving Privacy: Zero-Knowledge-Proof to the rescue

5 Feb 2020 10 minute read 5 comments Creepto

TL;DR: There's a way to prove your identity without going through an long KYC process with every service provider. Note: In this post, I'll do my best avoid diving too deep into cryptography, math, and actual research. Where possible, I'll mention re...

Do You Need To Delete Your "Off-Facebook Activity"? Facebook Is Stalking You. What about Brave Browser?

4 Feb 2020 1 minute read 10 comments tomoyan

source What is "Off-Facebook activity"? Off-Facebook activity is a summary of activity that businesses and organizations share with us about your interactions, such as visiting their apps or websites. They use our Business Tools, like Facebook Logi...

Avast Shuts Down its Data Sales Subsidiary Due to Privacy Backlash

1 Feb 2020 2 minute read 4 comments Matthew Rosenquist

Avast was recently caught selling user's web browsing data.  Sensitive data like website destinations, search terms, and even what videos customers watched were collected by Avast software residing on customers' computers.  The data was repackaged a...