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29 Jan 2020 6 minute read 1 comment Creepto
After writing my first post, on why KYC/AML is adding friction to onboarding, and to adding new customers, I realized there's more to be said about the subject. So rather than just discussing the problem, I intend to offer solutions, such zero-knowle...
29 Jan 2020 3 minute read 1 comment PierreL
January 28 was Data Privacy Day, and in honor of that, I decided to share the list of Google and Facebook alternatives I've switched to over the past couple years. This list is non-exhaustive, based on my user experiences and can be updated over time...
28 Jan 2020 1 minute read 0 comments Matthew Rosenquist
Privacy Day promotes the fundamental principles of being able to control your personal information and to raise awareness of the risks in our digital society. The advancement and adoption of communication technology have elevated this issue to a wor...
28 Jan 2020 1 minute read 0 comments Matthew Rosenquist
Vice magazine recently reported that the Avast anti-virus company was harvesting their customer’s browsing data and selling it to other companies. This included what sites, keyword searches, YouTube videos, and other data which showcased user’s act...
27 Jan 2020 1 minute read 0 comments favicon
Maskbook is a cryptography tool that allows you to post encrypted posts and send encrypted messages to friends on social networks you already use. It keeps your privacy from being stolen and abused by the platforms. As easy as that. A lot of peopl...
26 Jan 2020 3 minute read 14 comments paragism
Cover Image Source Surveillance capitalism is about commodification of personal information. Social psychologist Shoshana Zuboff coined the term. Capitalism is fundamentally aggressive in nature and the economic pressure attached to the aggression le...
26 Jan 2020 7 minute read 7 comments rhyzom
"The essence of any 21st-century reaction is the unity of these two forces: the modern engineering mentality, and the great historical legacy of antique, classical and Victorian pre-democratic thought. The adept, to achieve reactionary enlightenment...
23 Jan 2020 4 minute read 11 comments M87
2020 Has been a great start for the crypto markets and now there are some interesting data so far for privacy in the new decade. Bitnodes, a project that was developed to help estimate the size of the Bitcoin network, find the reachable nodes on the...
22 Jan 2020 1 minute read 0 comments Matthew Rosenquist
I am excited to join the development team for the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Smart Cities and Communities Framework (SCCF) with a focus on cybersecurity and privacy. The volunteer team is working to develop a compreh...
17 Jan 2020 1 minute read 0 comments favicon
Hello privacy friends, I reported last time about IncognitoChain and privacy friendly, monero style cryptos, now here is a best practice I started after using it for some time Deposit only address Incognito only address Withdraw only address 1...
