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Vast Troves of Classified Info Undermine National Security, Spy Chief Says
Avril Haines, the director of national intelligence, says current classification system strains intelligence agencies and erodes public trust. Vast Troves of Classified Info Undermine National Security, Spy Chief Says The U.S. intelligence community’s approach to classifying vast amounts of information is so flawed that it harms national security and diminishes…
BREAKING: Arizona State Senator Introduces Bill To Make Bitcoin Legal Tender
💥BREAKING: Arizona has introduced legislation to make #Bitcoin legal tender! 😱. BREAKING: Arizona State Senator Introduces Bill To Make Bitcoin Legal Tender — Bitcoin Archive 🗄🚀🌔 (@BTC_Archive) January 28, 2022 Wendy Rogers, a state senator representing Arizona, proposed a bill that would make Bitcoin legal tender in the state. This…
San Francisco’s Historic Surveillance Law May Get Watered Down
The measure paved the way for regulating privacy in other cities. Now Mayor London Breed wants to carve out broad exceptions for police as part of a crime crackdown. San Francisco’s Historic Surveillance Law May Get Watered Down In 2019, San Francisco passed a landmark ordinance regulating government surveillance and…
How Bitcoin Contributions Funded A $1.4M Solar Installation In Zimbabwe
The long-running Sun Exchange has a pitch for environmentally conscious bitcoiners. How Bitcoin Contributions Funded A $1.4M Solar Installation In Zimbabwe South Africa’s Sun Exchange, a solar power investing community that uses bitcoin (BTC) to raise capital and to make payments to its investors, says it has completed the highest…
California Lawmaker Says National Privacy Law Is a Priority
“I think there’s a real interest in making sure that this happens this year,” Rep. Jerry McNerney of House Energy and Commerce Committee says. California Lawmaker Says National Privacy Law Is a Priority National privacy legislation is a priority in Congress this year, said Rep. Jerry McNerney, a California Democrat…
The Pandemic Turbocharged Online Privacy Concerns
In recent years, concerns about digital threats to individual privacy have been growing more acute. The Pandemic Turbocharged Online Privacy Concerns From high-profile data breaches to hijacked doorbell cameras, we’ve seen a steady increase in the scale and volume of privacy-related incidents. But 2020, driven by a global pandemic and…
How To Protect Your Online Privacy While Working From Home
With the global coronavirus pandemic confining billions to their homes, masses of workers everywhere are adjusting to remote work for the first time. How To Protect Your Online Privacy While Working From Home This shift is forcing us to negotiate a new reality where there is no demarcation between work…
Researchers Use GPU Fingerprinting To Track Users Online
A team of researchers from French, Israeli, and Australian universities has explored the possibility of using people’s GPUs to create unique fingerprints and use them for persistent web tracking. Researchers Use GPU Fingerprinting To Track Users Online The results of their large-scale experiment involving 2,550 devices with 1,605 distinct CPU…
Japan’s $1 Trillion Crypto Market May Ease Onerous Listing Rules
The body that governs Japan’s almost $1 trillion market for cryptocurrency trading is considering making it easier to list digital tokens, people with knowledge of the matter said, a potential boost for newcomers like Coinbase Global Inc. Japan’s $1 Trillion Crypto Market May Ease Onerous Listing Rules * Exchanges Would…
There Has Never Been A Better Time For Billionaire Schadenfreude (Malicious Enjoyment Derived From Observing Someone Else’s Misfortune)
Welcome to the Great Comeuppance for Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg and other titans. Enjoy it while you can. There Has Never Been A Better Time For Billionaire Schadenfreude (Malicious Enjoyment Derived From Observing Someone Else's Misfortune) [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8DDltgVUm4&list=PLU1KxUVqGmaPaz2TjqSiqico7QAGLuDG-[/embed] In late May, Elon Musk took a break from trying to get out…
Ultimate Resource On A Weak / Strong Dollar’s Impact On Bitcoin
Bitcoin Dips As US Dollar Surge Dampens BTC Price Performance. Ultimate Resource On A Weak / Strong Dollar’s Impact On Bitcoin Gresham's Law: "Bad Money (The US Dollar) Drives Out Good Money (Bitcoin)." Gresham's Law states that "bad money drives out good," meaning that when both valuable and less valuable…
Fed Money Printer Goes Into Reverse (Quantitative Tightening): What Does It Mean For Crypto?
We discuss what to expect as the Fed. massively drains liquidity from the market – the opposite effect of QE. Fed Money Printer Goes Into Reverse (Quantitative Tightening): What Does It Mean For Crypto? Also, we cover what will happen to the crypto markets when quantitative tightening takes full effect…