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PSA: MetaMask reveals your Ethereum address to sites you visit, here’s how to hide it
There’s a setting that popular Ethereum service MetaMask doesn’t enable by default, and its putting users‘ privacy at risk. MetaMask works as a gateway to decentralized apps (dapps) running on Ethereum’s blockchain. дальше »
2019-3-23 19:07 | |
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8 Useful Browser Extensions for Cryptocurrency Users
Extensions, also known as plugins, provide a one-click way to customize your web browser. From filtering out offensive words to blocking unwanted ads, there’s a browser extension for that. Cryptocurrency users have a particular need for plugins to enhance their privacy, perform crypto payments in-browser, and check market prices. дальше »
2019-3-22 02:30 | |
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Tor Adds Monero and Zcash Donations, Potentially Dropping BitPay
Tor, an anonymous web browser, has revealed that it is now accepting several different altcoins as donation methods. Users can now donate nine different cryptocurrencies to the project, including three privacy coins: Monero, Zcash, and Dash. дальше »
2019-3-22 19:34 | |
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Dayta Token ICO: Is it a Scam or Legit Blockchain Project?
Dayta is an online platform that seeks to solve the various data protection, privacy, and concern issues while providing all its users with the ability to protect their data and profit from personal information blockchain. дальше »
2019-3-20 07:12 | |
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Decentralized VPN network Lethean to integrate with Honeypod smart home device
CryptoNinjas Today, smart home hardware device Honeypod and Lethean Privacy, a decentralized VPN service with anonymous payments backed by the cryptonote blockchain, announced a strategic partnership that brings internet users one step closer to a more secure, private, and anonymous global internet. дальше »
2019-3-19 00:30 | |
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Like or Love Facebook, What to Make of Their Recent Privacy Issues with Users Data?
Facebook has been going through some tough times when it comes to public sentiment. The platform has lost 80% of its market cap in the last 12 months and as for the company’s owner, Mark Zuckerberg, he’s also lost $19 billion in the process. дальше »
2019-3-18 20:28 | |
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Bitcoin Cash Wallet Neutrino Introduces Additional Privacy Features
Bitcoin Cash developers have released a new mobile wallet called Neutrino, which has been designed to provide better privacy than other available wallets. Although Neutrino has been available as a command-line tool for some time, Android users can now try out the wallet. дальше »
2019-3-18 18:11 | |
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Honeypod and Lethean Partner to Help Protect Your Internet Privacy
March 18, 2019 – Today, Honeypod and Lethean Privacy announced a strategic partnership that brings internet users one step closer to a more secure, private, and anonymous global internet. The two companies are teaming up to integrate their services for collaboration across all Honeypod devices. дальше »
2019-3-18 18:06 | |
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How to Identify and Mitigate a Bitcoin Dust Attack
Bitcoin transactions are not anonymous but users can still add a layer of privacy by using different addresses and other techniques to confuse blockchain surveillance. However, a de-anonymization method known as a dust attack is on the rise. дальше »
2019-3-15 04:45 | |
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A DEX Like No Other
Liquidity, Speed, and Privacy at the Click of a Button The first generation of decentralized exchanges (DEXs) promised to revolutionize cryptocurrency trading. Finally, users would be able to buy and sell peer-to-peer, without a middleman or any centralized entity threatening […] The post A DEX Like No Other appeared first on CoinMarketCap. дальше »
2019-3-13 17:00 | |
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Quras: Blockchain Smart Contract for Clouds and IoT Privacy?
What Is Quras? Quras is an online platform that mainly focuses on smart contracts and crypto-tokens and utilizes blockchain technology to create a secure and anonymous platform where users can share data amongst IoT devices. дальше »
2019-3-12 11:11 | |
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Facebook is Under Fire but Billionaire Founder Zuckerberg’s Wealth Jumps $3 Billion
It seems investors and Facebook users still won’t be phased by increasing pressure on the social media giant and its CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Despite data privacy concerns, tax hits, and scrutiny from global governments Facebook’s share price has risen and with it Zuckerberg’s wealth. дальше »
2019-3-12 10:46 | |
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Facebook Experiences 15 Million Users Leaving Since 2017 Privacy Fiasco, Will Blockchain Help?
Privacy matters are proved by the young Americans as over 17 million of them abandoned Facebook over the last two years after the social media giant was caught in a series of data privacy scandals. According to the survey conducted by Edison Research -which is the longest running one of digital consumer behavior in America- […] дальше »
2019-3-11 19:20 | |
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Texas Law Threatens Cryptocurrency Users With ‘Oddly-Drafted’ Privacy Demands
Cryptocurrency lawyer and Coin Center head of research Peter van Valkenburgh has led criticism of a controversial new US law currently before lawmakers in Texas. ‘Not How Digital Currencies Work’ The bill, HB 4371, affects Texas only, seeking to ban usage of anonymous cryptocurrencies between unidentified parties. дальше »
2019-3-11 17:00 | |
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Zuckerberg is Finally Discovering Privacy But Advertisers Are Quitting Facebook
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is boasting that the social media platform is going to shift its focus to users’ privacy by encrypting messages. He says that the company won’t even be able to access these messages. дальше »
2019-3-11 09:59 | |
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Canadian Federal Tax Agency Targets Bitcoin Investors
The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has apparently been specifically targeting bitcoin and crypto investors as part of its broader tax strategy to keep tabs on their cryptocurrency investments, including how they purchase these assets. дальше »
2019-3-9 23:53 | |
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Blockchain’s Killer App: Crypto-Powered Web Browser Brave Hits 20 Million Downloads
The Brave internet browser, which rewards users with cryptocurrency, has clocked up phenomenal growth. According to AppBrain, the Android app has now been downloaded 20 million times. Brave aims to “fix the internet” by blocking ads and refusing to track user activity and location. дальше »
2019-3-5 16:08 | |
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Coinbase Bought Neutrino Because Its Old Analysis Providers Sold User Data
Coinbase’s Director of Institutional Sales, Christine Sandler, said in an interview last week that, in part, the exchange acquired controversial software firm Neutrino because its prior blockchain analysis providers were selling customer data. дальше »
2019-3-5 23:58 | |
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How Stupid Does Google Think We Are? Nest Privacy Fiasco is Flat-Out Insulting
Google has become the latest tech giant to admit that it had screwed up when it comes to doing something suspect related to one of its devices and users’ privacy. Google’s Nest home alarm products are embedded with a microphone that was not disclosed to the buyer. дальше »
2019-3-4 10:15 | |
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How enterprise social media like Slack can improve well-being in the workplace
We live in a world where technology is increasingly ubiquitous and showing no signs of slowing down. Whether in our professional or personal lives, the always-on, always-connected nature of life in 2019 seems to be unavoidable. дальше »
2019-3-3 16:30 | |
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Op Ed: Defining Decentralization: How Ambiguity Continues to Divide Crypto
There are many keywords in blockchain, but few spark as much emotion as “decentralization. ” For many of us, it was the dream of decentralization that inspired us to embark into the industry in the first place — the driving force encouraging us to explore the many industries and practice areas that could be positively impacted by this technology. дальше »
2019-3-1 19:43 | |
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Notorious Spyware Creator Joining Forces With Coinbase Spells Doom For Your Privacy
Privacy has been a heated discussion for decades. Recently, legislation has been passed to provide greater protections for consumer data including GDPR, BDSG-New, and CCPA. The age-old question is: “If you aren’t doing anything wrong, why do you need privacy?” The answer isn’t so simple. дальше »
2019-3-1 22:48 | |
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Grim Stories of Ethical, Privacy Abuses Emerge About Coinbase’s New Partners
When Coinbase acquired Neutrino for an unspecified amount in February 2019, the news looked like business as usual: A cryptocurrency juggernaut had made another acquisition. дальше »
2019-3-1 17:19 | |
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Neutrino Acquisition Causes Trouble for Coinbase as Users call for Boycott
American based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase is facing trouble with users following its acquisition of Neutrino, a platform made up of a team of surveillance and security experts. The problem started when the users understood that Neutrino could be used to violate their privacy and monitor transactions and other details on the exchange. дальше »
2019-2-28 16:40 | |
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Introducing Zether: Preserving Privacy in Smart Contracts
A group of academic researchers has unveiled a new first-of-its-kind protocol designed to provide confidentiality and anonymity to account-based smart contract platforms such as Ethereum. The Problem Creating systems where privacy is preserved for users has long been a foundational value in the cryptocurrency world. дальше »
2019-2-28 15:00 | |
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Decentralized Payment Processor BTCPay Adds New Invoicing Options
Decentralized payment processing service BTCPay Server announced a new service available through their platform on February 22, 2019: a way to request payments by simply sharing a URL, thereby streamlining many of the model’s existing hangups. дальше »
2019-2-27 23:26 | |
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Loki and Arweave collaborate to introduce fully private data transmission
Loki, a privacy network which will allow users to transact and communicate privately and anonymously over the internet, has announced its partnership with Arweave, a Berlin-based data storage blockchain protocol, to launch SILO, a privacy-centric protocol for web services,... Source дальше »
2019-2-26 22:00 | |
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Complete Guide to Mimble Wimble and Grin
Privacy is an issue often talked about in the world of crypto. Most of the currently existing platforms utilize open, public ledgers which offer little in the way of protecting the amounts you send and who you send them to. дальше »
2019-2-25 03:50 | |
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MEW Users Can Trade up to $5,000 without KYC
MyEtherWallet (MEW) now allows its customers to conduct trades of up to $5,000 without KYC protocols, as announced via a press release on February 20, 2019. New Rules One of the most talked-about issues in crypto is the issue of privacy. дальше »
2019-2-25 22:00 | |
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Google’s ‘Surprise’ Nest Microphone Was a Flub – Not a Privacy Scandal
Google copped to making a mistake Thursday by not disclosing a microphone component present in its Nest Guard devices, an enhancement to the Nest Secure suite. No Reports of Actual Consumers Bothered By Google’s Secret Nest Microphone Google’s surprise microphone alarmed consumer privacy advocates, but no word yet from any major news sources reporting that actual Nest Guard users were unhappy about Google waiting to disclose the microphone until it had developed the software applications for it. дальше »
2019-2-23 22:33 | |
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How Crypto Compliance Requests Strip User Privacy
Money transmitting services that enable users to switch from crypto to fiat are a valuable resource. There’s still a shortage of cryptocurrency off-ramps, and thus reliable services that offer a reasonable exchange rate are to be cherished. дальше »
2019-2-22 02:45 | |
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BitWings ICO
BitWings token, a native currency of Wings Mobile ecosystem, has 100% guaranteed issuing value and is the only means to pre-order the first (40 000) ultra-secure blockchain smartphones in the world able to generate up to 2 ETH a month without any power consumption, powered with neural technology. дальше »
2019-2-21 20:03 | |
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Weriz ICO
Weriz is a platform that builds a bridge between people trying to fulfill their daily needs and local businesses seeking active customers. For a long time, business directories, from simple browsable lists to more advanced map-based applications have been the dominant solution. дальше »
2019-2-19 17:33 | |
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New Coinbase Earn Page for Users to Learn (and Earn) About ZCash (ZEC)
The popular cryptocurrency platform Coinbase, has launched a new Coinbase Earn opportunity with lessons about ZCash (ZEC). ZCash is one of the most popular digital assets in the market that provides privacy features for users using it. дальше »
2019-2-16 00:40 | |
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Privacy Crypto Coin BEAM Shares Mimblewimble-Compatible Lightning Network Plans
Beam (BEAM), a recently introduced privacy coin with features such as confidential addresses and opt-auditability announced on Tuesday that it will launch its Mimblewimble Lightning network, which intends to work as a second-layer scaling solution for faster and less expensive transactions for users. дальше »
2019-2-13 19:28 | |
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Localbitcoins to Introduce New User Verification Rules
Peer-to-peer crypto exchange Localbitcoins is preparing to implement updated requirements for the identity verification of its users. The company recently revealed it’s cooperating with regulatory agencies in Finland on the implementation of the latest EU anti-money laundering rules. дальше »
2019-2-11 23:32 | |
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DMME (DMME) Stats Live
Today DMME (DMME) stats have gone live for all to view. These stats are 100% accurate. Users can now see their ROI as well as additional details in the stats.DMME is the solution to messaging app privacy! Using blockchain technology your information is safe and secure. You can't trust дальше »
2019-2-10 01:18 | |
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Can I Trust BitFury’s Peach Lightning With My Data? Maybe
Announced at the end of January, Bitfury’s production-ready suite of Lightning Network products and services, Peach, appears to offer everything a developer, user or merchant could want from a Lightning implementation. дальше »
2019-2-9 23:59 | |
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Can I Trust Bitfury’s Peach Lightning With My Data? Maybe
Announced at the end of January, Bitfury’s production-ready suite of Lightning Network products and services, Peach, appears to offer everything a developer, user or merchant could want from a Lightning implementation. дальше »
2019-2-12 23:59 | |
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$275 Million ZCash’s Fix of Deadly ‘Infinite Counterfeit’ Vulnerability Earns Praise from Edward Snowden
According to a disclosure made Tuesday by the development team behind ZCash, the most highly capitalized privacy-focused cryptocurrency (with a market cap in excess of $270M at the time of publication), has secretly fixed a critical security flaw in ZCash’s design, which was discovered by ZCash cryptographer, Ariel Gabizon, about a year ago. дальше »
2019-2-7 11:15 | |
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Blockstream Open Sources Development of Its Proof of Reserves Tool
On February 4, 2019, blockchain tech company Blockstream announced the development of a “proof of reserves” tool to standardize the authenticity of exchanges’ crypto reserves. дальше »
2019-2-7 01:01 | |
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Why Decentralized Exchanges are the Answer to the Question of Privacy
Decentralized Exchange – What is the Appeal? One of the direct benefits that come with centralized cryptocurrency exchanges is pretty apparent. Some of the most commonly used kinds of centralized cryptocurrency exchanges that are commonly used have a great deal of ease for new users, as well as providing a higher level of liquidity for […] дальше »
2019-2-6 07:59 | |
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This week’s Facebook-Google-Apple drama, explained
With so much happening in the tech world, this week feels like it’s 21 days long. The highlight of the week has been the Facebook–Google–Apple saga that’s seen numerous developments with major privacy implications over just a few hours. дальше »
2019-2-1 14:56 | |
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Brave Browser Teams Up with Cheddar to Engage “Crypto Crazed” Users
Cheddar, a popular live-streaming financial news network, announced a partnership with Brave Software—the privacy browser behind Basic Attention Token. The move leverages Cheddar’s viewers who are “obsessed with crypto. дальше »
2019-1-31 10:19 | |
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Facebook convinced teens to sell their privacy for $20
It’s the Faustian pact for the 21st century, except this time the devil is Facebook. As unearthed by TechCrunch’s Josh Constine, the world’s biggest social network has been paying people (including 13-year-olds) to install a sketchy mobile VPN that spies on everything they do. дальше »
2019-1-30 17:12 | |
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Graftroot: How Delegating Signatures Allows for Near-Infinite Spending Variations
This article is a direct follow-up from our Taproot explainer. If you haven’t read that article, you should probably do so first. If Taproot is deployed on Bitcoin, many smart contract constructions will look just like regular transactions on the blockchain. дальше »
2019-1-26 01:23 | |
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eToro Lists Crytpo #14, Adds Support for ZCash on its Trading Platform
Social trading cryptocurrency platform eToro has listed ZCash (ZEC), the privacy-focused cryptocurrency, on its platform. The support of ZEC on the platform, means eToro customers can now buy and sell the decentralized payment network that allows users to protect the privacy of their transactions. дальше »
2019-1-25 11:45 | |
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eToro Lists Crypto #14, Adds Support for ZCash on its Trading Platform
Social trading cryptocurrency platform eToro has listed ZCash (ZEC), the privacy-focused cryptocurrency, on its platform. The support of ZEC on the platform, means eToro customers can now buy and sell the decentralized payment network that allows users to protect the privacy of their transactions. дальше »
2019-1-25 11:45 | |
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Taproot Is Coming: What It Is, and How It Will Benefit Bitcoin
Bitcoin users may, before long, be able to benefit from a trick called “Taproot. ” First proposed by Bitcoin Core contributor and former Blockstream CTO Gregory Maxwell, Taproot would expand on Bitcoin’s smart contract flexibility, while offering more privacy in doing so. дальше »
2019-1-25 01:19 | |
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