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Benjamin Powers

Powers is a tech reporter at Grid. Previously, he was privacy reporter at CoinDesk where he focused on data and financial privacy, information security, and digital identity. His work has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Daily Beast, Rolling Stone, and the New Republic, among others. He owns bitcoin.

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MIT Wasn't Only One Auditing Voatz – Homeland Security Did Too, With Fewer Concerns
A newly declassified DHS cyber audit complicates Thursday’s reports of major security vulnerabilities in the Voatz mobile voting app.
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By Danny NelsonNikhilesh DeBenjamin Powers
Feb 14, 2020 at 1:08 a.m. UTC
Feb 14, 2020
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Could a Digital Dollar Compete on Privacy? Fed Chairman Powell Hints It Might
Fed Chairman Powell has given financial privacy advocates a glimmer of hope – and hinted at how the U.S. might competitively position a digitized dollar.
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By Benjamin PowersMarc Hochstein
Feb 13, 2020 at 12:15 a.m. UTC
Feb 13, 2020
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Why We Need a Federal Privacy Law
Mutale Nkonde, a Harvard researcher, argues the U.S. should pass a privacy law modeled on California's new CCPA.
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By Benjamin Powers
Feb 8, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. UTC
Feb 8, 2020
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Iowa Caucus App Fiasco Shows Need for Open Source Transparency
Iowa's election mess shows the risks of relying on centralized, digital systems and software that lacks transparency.
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By Benjamin Powers
Feb 4, 2020 at 9:18 p.m. UTC
Feb 4, 2020
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Third-Party Trackers Are Pulling Your Data Off Ring's Android App
A new report from the Electronic Frontier Foundation details the personally identifiable information pulled from your Ring app.
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By Benjamin Powers
Jan 31, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. UTC
Jan 31, 2020
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Campaign Privacy Statements Open Voters to Data Sharing
By signing up for one election campaign, you're often consenting to work with others.
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Jan 23, 2020 at 2:47 p.m. UTC
Jan 23, 2020
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