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WORLDSTAAAR: Watch if Google gets whacked with an $11B fine by the EU

Google will most likely be hit with a record fine from the EU today. This is set to be focused around its Android operating system violating European antitrust laws. Part of a wider anti-trust lawsuit, the EU claims Google has “abused its dominant position by imposing restrictions on Android device manufacturers and mobile network operators. дальше »

2018-7-18 12:08


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Survey: 45% of security professionals reuse the same password

There’s a saying — “practice what you preach. ” If you give advice, make sure it’s something you follow personally. Turns out, some security pros aren’t doing that. A survey of 306 infosec professionals at London’s Infosecurity Conference 2008 from Lastline showed that 45 percent commit one of the biggest security cardinal sins — reusing passwords across accounts. дальше »

2018-7-18 11:29


How location data is used to manipulate airfare and car rental prices

While the EU recently passed the GDPR into law to give users control of how their data is collected and used, the battle is unfortunately only half won. According to a new (and shocking!) study by TheBestVPN, you could end up paying almost double (or more) the actual cost of a product or service you are interested in depending on where you are accessing the website offering the product from. дальше »

2018-7-18 23:13


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Litecoin’s Charlie Lee: Buy At Least 1 Bitcoin… Before Litecoin

Litecoin (LTC) creator Charlie Lee has advised cryptocurrency investors to buy Bitcoin (BTC) before any other asset – including Litecoin. Bitcoin First, ‘Shitcoins’ Later In a tweet dated July 17, Lee, who continues to pour time into Litecoin development and partnerships despite selling his own holdings earlier this year, appeared to refer to his creation as a “shitcoin. дальше »

2018-7-18 23:00


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This visualization of Venmo’s public data is terrifying

PayPal’s peer-to-peer payment app, Venmo, is one of the modern world’s greatest conveniences. It’s a simple way to send people money without jumping through a bunch of hoops. But, what if you found out that every transaction you completed with the app was, by default, instantly uploaded to the internet for the entire world to see? You’d be upset right? Well, as it turns out, if you never changed the privacy settings in your Venmo account you’re sharing your transaction history with everyone. дальше »

2018-7-17 20:48


IBM and Columbia University are tag-teaming the blockchain

IBM are showing no signs of slowing its rampage across the blockchain sector: now teaming up with prestigious Columbia University to solidify its role in the industry. Inventively named the Columbia-IBM Center for Blockchain and Data Transparency, the partnership is looking to leverage Columbia’s academic and scientific networks to further develop blockchain technology. дальше »

2018-7-17 18:13


Mozilla wants to localize the most popular Firefox add-ons

Mozilla’s Firefox browser is available in 90 different languages, ranging from Afrikaans to Welsh. Sadly, not all of its extensions are as well translated. This is something the company is actively working on, and during a two week period, the company used the skills of 100 multilingual Firefox volunteers to translate nine of the most popular extensions into seven languages. дальше »

2018-7-17 14:43


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Indian Bitcoin Extortion Case Continues

Two months into the investigation of the Bitcoin extortion in India, the Crime Investigation Department has arrested seven constables from Amreli district in connection with the case. Arrests Made The original complaint was made by Bhatt, a builder based in Surat, who alleged that the Amreli police had kidnapped him and his partner Paladiya, and extorted over Rs 9 crore. дальше »

2018-7-17 10:00


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Bitcoin Cash Development is a Ghost Town, GitHub Data Reveals

Bitcoin Cash continues to receive criticism of its network setup as bitPico’s “stress test” unearths what the group describes as possible “fake decentralization. ” Empty Blocks, No Activity Data harvested from GitHub repositories for both Bitcoin (BTC) and Bitcoin Cash (BCH) has caused the latest in a series of stark contrasts of network performance to surface on social media in recent weeks. дальше »

2018-7-17 03:00


Bithumb Eyes Move To Japan and Thailand As Resurge Continues

Bithumb, a Korean-based exchange, is on track to set up branches in Japan and Thailand, according to an exclusive report by local news source Zednet on Monday. In less than a month after the exchange was hacked of $30 million worth of cryptocurrencies, it already has sights set on building an exchange that supports the […] The post Bithumb Eyes Move To Japan and Thailand As Resurge Continues appeared first on ZyCrypto. дальше »

2018-7-16 21:30


Cardano (ADA) Search Volume Spikes Following Coinbase Announcement

Cardano (ADA)–The eighth largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization continues to gain momentum following the landmark announcement by U. S. -based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase. On Friday, Coinbase made waves across the industry by announcing it’s exploration into five new cryptocurrencies: Basic Attention Token (BAT), Zcash (ZEC), Stellar (XLM), 0x (ZRX), and Cardano (ADA). дальше »

2018-7-16 21:15


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Chinese authorities are sampling sewage to flush out drug users

The Chinese government is analyzing urine and feces from sewage as part of a sweeping national crackdown on illegal drug use. China isn’t the first country to sift through sewage in order to collect data on illegal drug use, but as far as we know it’s the first to implement the technique in actual law enforcement situations — a move which prompts a litany of privacy and citizen safety concerns. дальше »

2018-7-16 21:10