data security

Layer 2

Opinion

What Post-Roe America Tells Us About the Need for Privacy, Web3

Control over our online data is intimately linked with bodily autonomy.

By David Chaum

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Sep 9, 2022 at 1:29 p.m. UTC

Sep 9, 2022

OpinionPrivacyData SecurityPolitics

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Layer 2

Opinion

Web 3 Is More Than Fun and Games; It’s for Work

The internet is where culture forms. How can we make it as secure as possible?

By David Chaum

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Dec 15, 2021 at 7:19 p.m. UTC

Dec 15, 2021

OpinionCulture WeekCrypto 2022PrivacyData SecurityWeb 3.0

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Tech

Wallets

Ledger Adds Bitcoin Bounty and New Data Security After Hack

Rogue actors at e-commerce partner Shopify exposed 20,000 new Ledger customer records, including emails, names, postal addresses and phone numbers.

By Benjamin Powers

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Jan 13, 2021 at 3:00 p.m. UTC

Jan 13, 2021

WalletsBitcoinLedgerData SecurityHacks

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Policy

Research

Blockchain Could Make Dismantling Nuclear Warheads More Secure: UK Report

Nations working to decommission nuclear weapons should turn to blockchain to build trust and make the verification process more secure, a new policy report says.

By Daniel Palmer

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Nov 2, 2020 at 12:12 p.m. UTC

Nov 2, 2020

ResearchData Security

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Tech

Startups

Startup Aleo Wants to Help You Use the Internet Without Sacrificing Data Privacy

Aleo co-founder Howard Wu says a better data privacy model for both companies and consumers can be built using zero-knowledge proofs.

By Benjamin Powers

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Sep 24, 2020 at 7:50 p.m. UTC

Sep 24, 2020

startupsData SecurityZero-Knowledge ProofsBlockchain DevelopmentAleo

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Business

Privacy

Facebook, IoTeX, R3 Among New Members of Confidential Computing Consortium

The Confidential Computing Consortium aims to create systems that sequester sensitive data so it can't be exploited by nefarious actors.

By Benjamin Powers

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Jun 29, 2020 at 1:27 p.m. UTC

Jun 29, 2020

PrivacyFacebookInternet of ThingsData Security

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Policy

Privacy

In Fight Against Coronavirus, Governments Face Trade-Offs on Privacy

Safeguarding privacy rights is tricky during a time of pandemic and panic.

By Benjamin Powers

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Mar 16, 2020 at 6:00 p.m. UTC

Mar 16, 2020

PrivacyData SecuritySurveillanceCoronavirus

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Markets

Hacking

Browser Extensions Can Help Scammers Steal Your Bitcoin: Casa CEO

Browser add-ons can steal your crypto and identifying information, said Casa's Jeremy Welch

By Anna Baydakova

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Sep 15, 2019 at 12:30 p.m. UTC

Sep 15, 2019

hackingSecurityNewsData SecurityCasa

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Markets

Security

Crypto Loans Firm Left Thousands of Users' Financial Data Exposed

Crypto loans platform YouHodler left a database with millions of logs containing users' private financial data unprotected, researchers found.

By Daniel Palmer

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Jul 25, 2019 at 11:40 a.m. UTC

Jul 25, 2019

SecurityLoansNewsData Security

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Markets

Brazil

Brazil's Central Bank Plans Blockchain Data Exchange for Regulators

Banco Central do Brasil is building a blockchain platform to ensure the authenticity of data exchanged between financial authorities.

By Madeline Meng Shi

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Jun 20, 2018 at 12:00 p.m. UTC

Jun 20, 2018

BrazilRegulationNewsCentral Bankingcentral banksData Security

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