Cryptography News

Fork Over Your Fingers or Cease to Exist: India’s Biometric Blackmail

Fork Over Your Fingers or Cease to Exist: India’s Biometric Blackmail

APR 20, 2017 | Shivdeep Dhaliwal

The Indian government is forcing people to hand over their biometric details at the pain of denying essential services in what at first was a voluntary project.

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Crypto Experts Team Up to Give Impulse to Blockchain Revolution in Nigeria

Crypto Experts Team Up to Give Impulse to Blockchain Revolution in Nigeria

DEC 20, 2016 | Iyke Aru

A Nigerian group of experts from various fields of science and technology gets together to give a new impulse to crypto industry in this country.

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Blockstream Creates ‘Confidential Transactions’ to Boost Bitcoin Security

Blockstream Creates ‘Confidential Transactions’ to Boost Bitcoin Security

JUN 23, 2015 | Evander Smart

Using the latest cryptography, Blockstream has created Confidential Transactions de-signed to improve Bitcoin’s user security by keeping the amounts sent visibl...

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World's 1st SQRL Login: Making Keyloggers & Trackers Obsolete?

World's 1st SQRL Login: Making Keyloggers & Trackers Obsolete?

JUN 21, 2015 | Amanda B. Johnson

Secure Quick Reliable Login (SQRL, pronounced “squirrel”) is a free and open-source program designed by Steve Gibson

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Facebook Announces PGP End-to-End Encryption Used by Snowden

Facebook Announces PGP End-to-End Encryption Used by Snowden

JUN 02, 2015 | Juan S. Galt

Facebook announces experimental implementation of PGP, the cryptographic encryption and authentication tool used by Edward Snowden, into its social media empire...

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UN Report: Freedom of Expression Depends on the Use of Encryption

UN Report: Freedom of Expression Depends on the Use of Encryption

MAY 31, 2015 | Matchpool

A landmark report from the United Nation's Office of the High Commissioner warns that restrictions on encryption could dull freedom of expression.

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Roger Ver and OKCoin Squabble over Bitcoin.com, Breach of Contract

Roger Ver and OKCoin Squabble over Bitcoin.com, Breach of Contract

MAY 25, 2015 | Joseph Young

OKCoin has announced that the company will no longer be managing the domain bitcoin.com, due to a dispute with the domain-owner, Roger Ver.

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What Are Cryptocurrencies?

What Are Cryptocurrencies?

JUN 05, 2014 | Ian DeMartino

Cryptocurrencies are a form of digital money.

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Counterparty to Set New Standard of Fairness in the Cryptographic World

Counterparty to Set New Standard of Fairness in the Cryptographic World

MAR 19, 2014 | Stanislas Bromden

While reading news on Bitcoin and other alternative coins get shocked and shaken? Often asking oneself the question where decentralization, libertarian ideas an...

 1
Android vulnerability to blame for $5,720 Bitcoin theft

Android vulnerability to blame for $5,720 Bitcoin theft

AUG 15, 2013 | Eric Barrier

Ars Technica reports that a weakness in Java Cryptography Architecture leaves Android users exposed, which Google has confirmed.

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Fork Over Your Fingers or Cease to Exist: India’s Biometric Blackmail

Fork Over Your Fingers or Cease to Exist: India’s Biometric Blackmail

APR 20, 2017 | Shivdeep Dhaliwal

The Indian government is forcing people to hand over their biometric details at the pain of denying essential services in what at first was a voluntary project.

 4631   |    9
Crypto Experts Team Up to Give Impulse to Blockchain Revolution in Nigeria

Crypto Experts Team Up to Give Impulse to Blockchain Revolution in Nigeria

DEC 20, 2016 | Iyke Aru

A Nigerian group of experts from various fields of science and technology gets together to give a new impulse to crypto industry in this country.

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What Are Cryptocurrencies?

What Are Cryptocurrencies?

JUN 05, 2014 | Ian DeMartino

Cryptocurrencies are a form of digital money.

 3
Facebook Announces PGP End-to-End Encryption Used by Snowden

Facebook Announces PGP End-to-End Encryption Used by Snowden

JUN 02, 2015 | Juan S. Galt

Facebook announces experimental implementation of PGP, the cryptographic encryption and authentication tool used by Edward Snowden, into its social media empire...

 2
World's 1st SQRL Login: Making Keyloggers & Trackers Obsolete?

World's 1st SQRL Login: Making Keyloggers & Trackers Obsolete?

JUN 21, 2015 | Amanda B. Johnson

Secure Quick Reliable Login (SQRL, pronounced “squirrel”) is a free and open-source program designed by Steve Gibson

 2
Counterparty to Set New Standard of Fairness in the Cryptographic World

Counterparty to Set New Standard of Fairness in the Cryptographic World

MAR 19, 2014 | Stanislas Bromden

While reading news on Bitcoin and other alternative coins get shocked and shaken? Often asking oneself the question where decentralization, libertarian ideas an...

 1
Roger Ver and OKCoin Squabble over Bitcoin.com, Breach of Contract

Roger Ver and OKCoin Squabble over Bitcoin.com, Breach of Contract

MAY 25, 2015 | Joseph Young

OKCoin has announced that the company will no longer be managing the domain bitcoin.com, due to a dispute with the domain-owner, Roger Ver.

 1
UN Report: Freedom of Expression Depends on the Use of Encryption

UN Report: Freedom of Expression Depends on the Use of Encryption

MAY 31, 2015 | Matchpool

A landmark report from the United Nation's Office of the High Commissioner warns that restrictions on encryption could dull freedom of expression.

 1
Blockstream Creates ‘Confidential Transactions’ to Boost Bitcoin Security

Blockstream Creates ‘Confidential Transactions’ to Boost Bitcoin Security

JUN 23, 2015 | Evander Smart

Using the latest cryptography, Blockstream has created Confidential Transactions de-signed to improve Bitcoin’s user security by keeping the amounts sent visibl...

 1
Android vulnerability to blame for $5,720 Bitcoin theft

Android vulnerability to blame for $5,720 Bitcoin theft

AUG 15, 2013 | Eric Barrier

Ars Technica reports that a weakness in Java Cryptography Architecture leaves Android users exposed, which Google has confirmed.

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Fork Over Your Fingers or Cease to Exist: India’s Biometric Blackmail

Fork Over Your Fingers or Cease to Exist: India’s Biometric Blackmail

APR 20, 2017 | Shivdeep Dhaliwal

The Indian government is forcing people to hand over their biometric details at the pain of denying essential services in what at first was a voluntary project.

 4631   |    9
Crypto Experts Team Up to Give Impulse to Blockchain Revolution in Nigeria

Crypto Experts Team Up to Give Impulse to Blockchain Revolution in Nigeria

DEC 20, 2016 | Iyke Aru

A Nigerian group of experts from various fields of science and technology gets together to give a new impulse to crypto industry in this country.

 101   |    1
Android vulnerability to blame for $5,720 Bitcoin theft

Android vulnerability to blame for $5,720 Bitcoin theft

AUG 15, 2013 | Eric Barrier

Ars Technica reports that a weakness in Java Cryptography Architecture leaves Android users exposed, which Google has confirmed.

 –
Counterparty to Set New Standard of Fairness in the Cryptographic World

Counterparty to Set New Standard of Fairness in the Cryptographic World

MAR 19, 2014 | Stanislas Bromden

While reading news on Bitcoin and other alternative coins get shocked and shaken? Often asking oneself the question where decentralization, libertarian ideas an...

 1
What Are Cryptocurrencies?

What Are Cryptocurrencies?

JUN 05, 2014 | Ian DeMartino

Cryptocurrencies are a form of digital money.

 3
Roger Ver and OKCoin Squabble over Bitcoin.com, Breach of Contract

Roger Ver and OKCoin Squabble over Bitcoin.com, Breach of Contract

MAY 25, 2015 | Joseph Young

OKCoin has announced that the company will no longer be managing the domain bitcoin.com, due to a dispute with the domain-owner, Roger Ver.

 1
UN Report: Freedom of Expression Depends on the Use of Encryption

UN Report: Freedom of Expression Depends on the Use of Encryption

MAY 31, 2015 | Matchpool

A landmark report from the United Nation's Office of the High Commissioner warns that restrictions on encryption could dull freedom of expression.

 1
Facebook Announces PGP End-to-End Encryption Used by Snowden

Facebook Announces PGP End-to-End Encryption Used by Snowden

JUN 02, 2015 | Juan S. Galt

Facebook announces experimental implementation of PGP, the cryptographic encryption and authentication tool used by Edward Snowden, into its social media empire...

 2
World's 1st SQRL Login: Making Keyloggers & Trackers Obsolete?

World's 1st SQRL Login: Making Keyloggers & Trackers Obsolete?

JUN 21, 2015 | Amanda B. Johnson

Secure Quick Reliable Login (SQRL, pronounced “squirrel”) is a free and open-source program designed by Steve Gibson

 2
Blockstream Creates ‘Confidential Transactions’ to Boost Bitcoin Security

Blockstream Creates ‘Confidential Transactions’ to Boost Bitcoin Security

JUN 23, 2015 | Evander Smart

Using the latest cryptography, Blockstream has created Confidential Transactions de-signed to improve Bitcoin’s user security by keeping the amounts sent visibl...

 1