Search
Mobile crypto ‘mining’ app possibly connected to personal data leak
17.5.2021
A 17 GB personal data leak reportedly sprung from the Pi Network mobile app
Court Authorizes IRS to Summon User Records From Kraken Cryptocurrency Exchange
6.5.2021
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has obtained court authorization to serve a John Doe summons on cryptocurrency exchange Kraken. The tax agency is seeking data of users with $20,000 or more in cryptocurrency transactions during the years 2016 to 2020. IRS Wants User Information From Crypto...
Central Bank of Nigeria Blocks Fintech Startups From Accessing KYC Service— Decision Described as an ‘Attack on All Fintechs’
12.4.2021
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has recently suspended the provision of the bank validation number (BVN) service to all fintech and third-party partners. The decision means non-banks entities include crypto startups “have lost one of the most comprehensive means of identity verification...
How Star Wars' Biggest Fan Wiki Found Itself in a Fight Over Trans Identity
30.3.2021
If you’re a Star Wars fan online, there stands a high chance that you’ve not only heard of Wookieepedia—the Fandom-owned community resource archiving eons of material from the franchise—but spent more time than you’d like to admit looking up everything from Ickabel G’ont to the history of the Grysk...
[článek] Jak překonat omezení bankovní identity?
29.3.2021
[5 minut čtení] S bankovní identitou se nepřihlásíte třeba ke své zdravotní pojišťovně, škole či nemocnici. Ale můžete ji využít k jednorázové aktivaci Mobilního klíče eGovernmentu. S ním se pak dostanete i tam, kam vás s bankovní identitou nepustí. Přede dvěma týdny jsem zde na Lupě popisoval...
How Microsoft’s Identity Service on Bitcoin Gives You Control
26.3.2021
Source: Adobe/24K-Production
Microsoft’s Decentralized Identity team has launched the first version of ION Decentralized Identifier (DID) network on the Bitcoin (BTC) blockchain to put more control into users' hands. But how does this matter to you and me?
Let's first see what ION and DIDs are.
ION...
SelfKey (KEY) gains 450% after DeFi pivot and data management upgrades
21.3.2021
The rollout of new identity management platforms and a pivot toward DeFi appear to have triggered a 450% in the price of SelfKey
Buyer of Beeple’s $69M NFT on Christie’s discloses identity
18.3.2021
MetaKovan, the pseudonymous founder of NFT fund Metapurse and buyer of Beeple’s $69 million NFT, has revealed himself
Blockchain can stamp out fake news and rebuild trust in mass media
13.3.2021
Blockchain technology implemented in the media industry will help to prevent fake news from spreading
The Many Facts Pointing to Cypherpunk Len Sassaman Being Satoshi Nakamoto
5.3.2021
Satoshi Nakamoto, the creator of Bitcoin, has always been a mysterious character and a great number of sleuths have made it their mission to discover the inventor’s identity. One particular theory was published this month which attempts to tether the well known and now deceased, Len Sassaman...
More PC Games Get Magical DLSS Support
24.2.2021
Two more PC games have gotten DLSS support—a form of modern sorcery—from Nvidia, meaning anyone with a card that supports the tech will now be getting much better performance.Read more
Voting evolved: Blockchain tech outshines paper ballots and e-voting
20.2.2021
The right kind of synergy between blockchain and biometrics will unleash the power of decentralized voting
[aktualita] Bankovní identita: české banky se dohodly na jednotném řešení pro ověření identity
18.2.2021
Air Bank, Equa banka, mBank, MONETA Money Bank, Raiffeisenbank a UniCredit Bank se rozhodly spolupracovat se společností Bankovní identita, a. s., čímž dojde ke sjednocení řešení bankovního ověření identity na českém trhu. Záměrem je prý nabídnout firemnímu sektoru jedno dostupné řešení...
Darknet Market Joker’s Stash Retires After Raking in $1 Billion in Cryptocurrencies
14.2.2021
One of the largest darknet marketplaces for selling identity data and stolen credit card information, Joker’s Stash retired last month after making off with a cool $1 billion in cryptocurrencies. Weeks ago, U.S. and European officials seized some of the web portal’s servers tied...
Online Sleuths Believe Satoshi Nakamoto’s Bitcoin Stash Is a Blockchain Treasure Hunt Meant to Be Found
7.2.2021
Over the last twelve years, the cryptocurrency community has always been intrigued by Bitcoin’s inventor Satoshi Nakamoto. For over a decade, armchair sleuths and journalists have tried to uncover the creator’s identity and information on the whereabouts of all the bitcoins the enigma...
Pornhub chce bojovat s nelegálním obsahem ověřováním identity prostřednictvím třetí strany
5.2.2021
Web Pornhub se počátkem prosince loňského roku dostal do nepříjemné situace. Kvůli prokazatelně nelegálním videím mu platební společnosti Visa a Mastercard přerušily možnost přijímat platby od zákazníků. Pro provozovatele jsou přitom platby za prémiové členství jedním z hlavních zdrojů
Germany’s blockchain initiative: How adoption became a reality in 2020
4.2.2021
Germany recognizes the importance of blockchain, but how did it act in 2020, and what effect will this have on its blockchain ecosystem?
US Navy Couple Charged With Selling 9,000 Stolen Identities for Bitcoin
3.2.2021
Prosecutors allege the pair used their positions in the U.S. Navy to steal and sell personal information of 9,000 people
A Big Year for Decentralized Identity and Infrastructure
2.2.2021
The World Economic Forum's head of blockchain highlights four trends to look out for in the year ahead
What Facebook's Privacy Policies Don't Tell You
2.2.2021
Folks, I’m gonna be honest with you. Over my (short) tenure covering digital privacy, I’ve seen my fair share of deeply shitty tech companies pulling deeply shitty stunts in attempts to profit off our personal data. Facebook is one of the names that comes up most frequently here, and that’s...