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Privacy

Enhancing the privacy of merchant and other bitcoin transactions is BTCPay's goal for PayJoin. (Credit: Shutterstock)
Tech
Privacy
BTCPay Looks to Anonymize Bitcoin Transactions With PayJoin Integration
PayJoin is a relatively new way to send private transactions in bitcoin and may offer better privacy than current popular alternatives.
Enhancing the privacy of merchant and other bitcoin transactions is BTCPay's goal for PayJoin. (Credit: Shutterstock)
By Alyssa Hertig
Apr 16, 2020 at 5:47 p.m. UTC
Apr 16, 2020
PrivacyTechnologyBTCPayPayJoin
Google Play Store
Tech
Privacy
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.
Google Play Store
By Benjamin Powers
Apr 14, 2020 at 8:22 p.m. UTC
Apr 14, 2020
PrivacyAppleGoogleCoronavirusCOVID-19Contact Tracing
Inside the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Emergency Operations Center. (Credit: CDC/Unsplash)
Tech
Privacy
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)
By Benjamin Powers
Apr 13, 2020 at 8:21 p.m. UTC
Apr 13, 2020
PrivacyAppleGoogleCoronavirusContact Tracing
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Tech
Hacking
A New Ultrasonic Hack Can Exploit Your Siri
A new hack called a SurfingAttack uses ultrasonic guided waves to communicate with a device through the voice assistant.
Via Shutterstock
By Benjamin Powers
Apr 7, 2020 at 8:01 p.m. UTC
Apr 7, 2020
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bank of england
Policy
Privacy
Private Companies Could Play Role in Digital Currency Issuance, Bank of England Says
Analysts from the U.K.'s central bank said private currencies could work alongside any future CBDC initiative if they offered real utility.
bank of england
By Paddy Baker
Apr 7, 2020 at 4:22 p.m. UTC
Apr 7, 2020
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Credit: NASA
Tech
Privacy
Bitcoin's Future: Exactly How a Coming Upgrade Could Improve Privacy and Scaling
If the privacy and scaling upgrade Schnorr/Taproot makes it into bitcoin (BTC), it could pave the way for advanced and heretofore impossible projects.
Credit: NASA
By Alyssa Hertig
Apr 7, 2020 at 8:00 a.m. UTC
Apr 7, 2020
PrivacyTechnologyBitcoinUpgradeBitcoin PrivacySchnorr/TaprootBitcoin UpgradeEvergreen
One of Zoom's view options. (Credit: Zoom)
Tech
Privacy
Zoom Has Privacy Issues, Here Are Some Alternatives
Worried about getting Zoombombed? Here are some privacy-facing services to check out while you're WFH.
One of Zoom's view options. (Credit: Zoom)
By Benjamin Powers
Apr 6, 2020 at 6:00 p.m. UTC
Apr 6, 2020
PrivacySecurityVideoZoomZoombombing
identity, privacy
Policy
Privacy
How to Protect Your Online Privacy While Working From Home
From your router to your browser, tips from a privacy professional about staying safe online during the coronavirus pandemic.
identity, privacy
By Steven Waterhouse
Apr 4, 2020 at 12:55 p.m. UTC
Apr 4, 2020
PrivacyOpinion
Igor Korsakov, co-founder of BlueWallet
Tech
Privacy
P2P Exchange Hodl Hodl Takes First Step in Bringing Private Bitcoin Trades to BlueWallet Users
Users of the BlueWallet app can now view available trades on Hodl Hodl, with trading coming soon.
Igor Korsakov, co-founder of BlueWallet
By Anna Baydakova
Apr 3, 2020 at 3:00 p.m. UTC
Apr 3, 2020
PrivacyWalletsKYCP2PTradingHodl HodlBluewallet
Emerge CEO Lucia Gallardo working with migrants in Mexico in 2018. (Credit: Emerge)
Finance
Privacy
As Governments Rush to Track Coronavirus, Honduras May Offer a Privacy-First Model
A blockchain startup working in Honduras may show world governments how to limit surveillance overreach while still fighting the deadly coronavirus.
Emerge CEO Lucia Gallardo working with migrants in Mexico in 2018. (Credit: Emerge)
By Leigh Cuen
Apr 2, 2020 at 9:31 p.m. UTC
Apr 2, 2020
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