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Consensus Magazine
Opinion
What Post-Roe America Tells Us About the Need for Privacy, Web3
Control over our online data is intimately linked with bodily autonomy.
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By David Chaum
Sep 9, 2022 at 1:29 p.m. UTC
Sep 9, 2022
OpinionPrivacyData SecurityPolitics
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Consensus Magazine
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?
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By David Chaum
Dec 15, 2021 at 7:19 p.m. UTC
Dec 15, 2021
OpinionCulture WeekCrypto 2022PrivacyData SecurityWeb 3.0
What Didi’s Downfall Means for Web 3.0
Video
China
What Didi’s Downfall Means for Web 3.0
Just days after Chinese ride-hailing firm Didi completed its U.S. initial public offering (IPO), Chinese regulators ordered its app be removed from the app stores, citing data...
What Didi’s Downfall Means for Web 3.0
By CoinDesk Staff
Jul 7, 2021 at 6:25 p.m. UTC
Jul 7, 2021
ChinacdtvHash clipIPOInitial public offeringWeb 3.0DidiData Security
Ledger wallet
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.
Ledger wallet
By Benjamin Powers
Jan 13, 2021 at 3:00 p.m. UTC
Jan 13, 2021
WalletsBitcoinLedgerData SecurityHacksBounties
Trident nuclear missile
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.
Trident nuclear missile
By Daniel Palmer
Nov 2, 2020 at 12:12 p.m. UTC
Nov 2, 2020
ResearchData SecurityNuclear Weapons
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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.
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By Benjamin Powers
Sep 24, 2020 at 7:50 p.m. UTC
Sep 24, 2020
startupsData SecurityZero-Knowledge ProofsBlockchain DevelopmentAleo
identity, privacy
Finance
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.
identity, privacy
By Benjamin Powers
Jun 29, 2020 at 1:27 p.m. UTC
Jun 29, 2020
PrivacyFacebookInternet of ThingsData SecurityIotexblockhain
Oct 29 - g4ll4is flickr
Policy
Privacy
In Fight Against Coronavirus, Governments Face Trade-Offs on Privacy
Safeguarding privacy rights is tricky during a time of pandemic and panic.
Oct 29 - g4ll4is flickr
By Benjamin Powers
Mar 16, 2020 at 6:00 p.m. UTC
Mar 16, 2020
PrivacyData SecuritySurveillanceCoronaviruswork
Casa CEO Jeremy Welch
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
Casa CEO Jeremy Welch
By Anna Baydakova
Sep 15, 2019 at 12:30 p.m. UTC
Sep 15, 2019
hackingSecurityNewsData SecurityCasa
Binary data
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.
Binary data
By Daniel Palmer
Jul 25, 2019 at 11:40 a.m. UTC
Jul 25, 2019
SecurityLoansNewsData Security