Privacy

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PRIVACY: Why we desperately need blockchain based solutions?

24 Aug 2019 1 minute read 0 comments CryptoTapas.com

What do Google, Amazon, Apple and Facebook have in common?   They all want to to screw your privacy.    However, they don't want to do this on National level.  On National news they are Pro-Privacy and advocates of our constitutional rights.   Howeve...

Are Pseudonyms Necessary? Privacy & Trust

20 Aug 2019 1 minute read 7 comments Scott Cunningham

Are pseudonyms and avatars necessary? Let's talk about privacy & trust. The other day someone told me they thought it was disingenuous to use pseudonyms or an avatar. I think this is an interesting conversation to be had. I actually think it's import...

Crypto & KYC: A crypto based alternative to government issued documents as a form of identifying a customer.

30 Jul 2019 3 minute read 4 comments Daniel Goldman

KYC or “know your customer” is a process of verifying the identity of a user before they are able to fully use a platform. Exchanges are generally required to obtain proof of identity in order to allow a user to access the exchange, especially when f...

Does Home Depot Respect Customer Privacy?

29 Jul 2019 7 minute read 0 comments Matthew Rosenquist

Why does Home Depot need to capture my full date of birth, just to buy a product?  I recently purchased a can of Plastic Wood and was stopped by the self-checkout assistant because the system wanted to verify I was over 18.  Fine.  I assume it has t...

ARPA Chain 2019 - Private Smart Contracts - 2ND Layer Blockchain solution - With CEO Felix Xu

26 Jul 2019 2 minute read 0 comments Cryptokoala

Hello Crypto and Blockchain community. Today I talk with Co - Founder and CEO at ARPA Felix Xu  Felix shares when and why he entered into the crypto and Blockchain space back in 2016, with a background covering Fintech, Big data and A.I. China stance...

Privacy Vs Control Freaks - What's Wrong With KYC? (Know Your Customer).

24 Jul 2019 2 minute read 15 comments Andy Savage

(KYC Part 1) Why KYC Is Dangerous The audio is a bit glitchy at the beginning.... Back in the Dark Ages (and still now with the banking system) it made sense to have a customer prove their identity when making or receiving a money transfer. The syst...

Can Monero (XMR) Overshadow Bitcoin (BTC) In the Next 5 Years?

22 Jul 2019 1 minute read 17 comments JamesM

It may just be possible. Monero is one of the best privacy tokens. It has been around for a long time and the team is consistently plugging away at their development initiatives. Privacy tokens are really desired by the cryptocommunity and while seve...

FaceApp: Another Security Risk that highlights the importance of Blockchain Technology

20 Jul 2019 4 minute read 4 comments belemo

FaceApp is this fun mobile application that lets you do a bunch of fun stuff to your photographs. The application is equipped with an Artificial intelligence feature that detects faces in any photograph and then allows you to edit the photograph in a...

The Issue with Generating Value from Our Own Data

18 Jul 2019 4 minute read 3 comments Daniel Goldman

Our data is usually only valuable because it is part of a larger block of big data. If we want to monetize our own data, something must change. Basic Recommender Systems (RS) Photo by Victoriano Izquierdo on Unsplash By aggregating and analyzing t...

Utopia - Decentralized & Secure Platform

17 Jul 2019 1 minute read 2 comments The Cryptographer

                    I-Introduction Utopia is a platform created by the 1984 Group consisting of a team of professional software and cryptographic engineers.Their goal is to change the way international people communicate by providing a secure & decen...