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Frustration Trying to Opt-Out After the National Public Data Breach

6 Sep 2024 1 minute read 5 comments Matthew Rosenquist

The National Public Data breach has been a nightmare, exposing names, addresses, birthdates, emails, phone numbers, and Social Security Numbers of countless individuals — including mine. As a California resident, I have the legal right to demand tha...

Trust is a Hole in Safety and Security

29 Aug 2024 5 minute read 2 comments Debesh Choudhury

My heart is bleeding for the brave soul of a Kolkata lady doctor who was raped and murdered inside her workplace. Currently, my heart is continually bleeding for the soul of the raped and murdered on-duty lady doctor of R. G. Kar Medical College and...

Does Signal use End-to-End Encryption (E2EE) Or Transport-Layer Security/Encryption (TLS/E)?

27 Aug 2024 5 minute read 0 comments Great White Snark

Obligatory Disclaimer: I'm not a cryptographer by any means, so I'm not as clued-up on cryptography as I could/should be. My understanding could be mistaken and my explanations erroneous. Please DYOR if anything seems unclear or incorrect. TL;DR: Sig...

The Yazidi community 10 years after the genocide

10 Aug 2024 1 minute read 0 comments Vladan Lausevic

TLDR  Ten years after the Yazidi genocide by ISIS, the community continues to suffer from displacement, insecurity, and lack of reconstruction in their homeland, Sinjar. Despite Iraq's plans to close displacement camps, returning home is not viable f...

Innovating Beyond 'Bad Tech that We Can Live With': An Interview with Beniamin Mincu, CEO & Founder of MultiversX

26 Jul 2024 6 minute read 3 comments Mike Ermolaev

In continuation of the GoCrypto series, an interview project featuring insights from global blockchain and cryptocurrency thought leaders, Mike Ermolaev had the opportunity to speak with Beniamin Mincu, the visionary CEO and Founder of MultiversX. In...

Security Ability and Convenience Bear an Uncertainty Relationship

18 Jul 2024 3 minute read 3 comments Debesh Choudhury

Are you inclined to have more convenience in securing your online authentic self? Are you on the verge of killing all passwords, planning to live a password-less life, and thinking you are more secure than before? This argument is in direct contradic...

The Current Situation in Washington, DC

16 Jul 2024 2 minute read 3 comments Cje95

I think it is safe to say that what happened Saturday afternoon to President Trump will have incredible and reverberating effects moving forward. There will be effects not only on candidate safety but the safety of everyone involved including the lik...

Meanwhile in Haiti

29 Jun 2024 1 minute read 0 comments Vladan Lausevic

TLDR The Kenyan-led Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission has started in Haiti to help regain control from gangs and prepare for elections. Despite opposition and concerns over transparency, the mission aims to support the Haitian National Pol...

The Potential Risks of AI in Everyday Devices

14 Jun 2024 2 minute read 0 comments CryptoGemGR

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become an essential part of our lives. We see it in our smartphones, PCs, smartwatches, and many other electronic devices. AI makes these devices smarter and more helpful, but it also brings certain risks. Let’s explo...

Elon Musk will Ban OpenAI-ed Apple

10 Jun 2024 1 minute read 8 comments Debesh Choudhury

Today, Elon Musk announced a decision about OpenAI and Apple. "If Apple integrates OpenAI at the OS level, then Apple devices will be banned at my company. That is an unacceptable security violation," posted Elon Musk today. Screenshot Source  It...