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Orchid VPN Goes Live With Desktop App for Mac Users
An Ethereum-based service for privately browsing the web now has a desktop app for Mac users.
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Orchid has launched its  VPN application on Apple's app store. (Orchid)
Crypto-Enabled VPN Provider Orchid Launches on Apple’s App Store
Orchid announced Thursday its newly launched app would allow users to buy VPN bandwidth using in-app purchases powered by cryptocurrency.
Orchid has launched its  VPN application on Apple's app store. (Orchid)

Taipei, capital of Taiwan
How Apple's COVID-19 Policy Limited a Public Health App in Taiwan
Bitmark's experience in Taiwan raises questions about censorship and access in the age of COVID-19.
Taipei, capital of Taiwan

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Is Scam Selling Suppressing the Price of Bitcoin?
Scam selling, a big win for privacy from Apple, new jobless claims in the “whack-a-mole” economy and the biggest BTC options expiry ever.
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Li and a conspirator tricked an Apple representative into sending them the iPhone 8 they used in their SIM swaps, prosecutors allege. (Credit: Hadrian/Shutterstock)
US Officials Allege Student Defrauded Apple as Part of SIM Swap Attack
A UC-San Diego student is accused of participating in a SIM-swapping scam that defrauded Apple and stole one victim’s crypto.
Li and a conspirator tricked an Apple representative into sending them the iPhone 8 they used in their SIM swaps, prosecutors allege. (Credit: Hadrian/Shutterstock)

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For Contact Tracing to Work, Americans Will Have to Trust Google and Apple
Critics have doubts that Google and Apple can make their contact tracing system work. Key issue: Trust.
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Inside the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Emergency Operations Center. (Credit: CDC/Unsplash)
Europe Debates COVID-19 Contact Tracing That Respects Privacy
European researchers are looking for ways to track the spread of coronavirus while respecting privacy rights.
Inside the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Emergency Operations Center. (Credit: CDC/Unsplash)

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YouTube, Tron and the Dream of Decentralization
After YouTube (temporarily) removes crypto content and DLive moves to Tron, many are asking: Are decentralized social media alternatives possible?
Breakdown1-3-20

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75% of IoT Firms Want to Add Blockchain: Survey
A majority of those companies using Internet of Things technology has adopted, or is considering adopting, blockchain.
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Issuing Money Is for Governments, Not Private Firms: Apple CEO
Apple CEO Tim Cook has been asked whether his company would launch a cryptocurrency, and the answer is a firm no.
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