Any new proposal signed by politicians related to facial recognition technology will be met with a lot of scrutiny. Consumers are slowly becoming more privacy-aware, which means they will not respond kindly to any invasive measures whatsoever. Australian prime minister Malcolm Turnbull has claimed his country’s automated face-matching regime under anti-terrorism rules will not invade individuals’ privacy. His country’s citizens are hardly convinced that is the case, though. Australia Sets a Disturbing Facial Recognition Precedent No one should be surprised to learn that the Australian population is not too pleased with the new set of rules put together by the government. Under these new guidelines,
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Crimean Council of Ministers Fires Employees for Mining Bitcoin Using Government Computers
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Government Staffers Fired for Bitcoin Mining in Crimea
Two government employees in Crimea have been fired after getting caught mining bitcoins on official computers.
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Government Staffers Fired for Bitcoin Mining in Crimea
Two government employees in Crimea have been fired after getting caught mining bitcoins on official computers.
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Threema and Telegram under Control of Russia’s Government? WhatsApp Exploited by NSA and US Secret Services?
The summer of 2017 has been hot and saturated with cybersecurity challenges. Almost every week, a major media source reported hacking incidents or backdoor exploits in popular communication and messaging services. Some of which granted government agents unauthorized access to private and confidential information from within the communications industry. According to mass-media reports, one of … Continue reading Threema and Telegram under Control of Russia’s Government? WhatsApp Exploited by NSA and US Secret Services?
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Threema and Telegram under Control of Russia’s Government? WhatsApp Exploited by NSA and US Secret Services?
The summer of 2017 has been hot and saturated with cybersecurity challenges. Almost every week, a major media source reported hacking incidents or backdoor exploits in popular communication and messaging services. Some of which granted government agents unauthorized access to private and confidential information from within the communications industry. According to mass-media reports, one of … Continue reading Threema and Telegram under Control of Russia’s Government? WhatsApp Exploited by NSA and US Secret Services?
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Malta’s Government Is Putting Academic Certificates on a Blockchain
Malta’s Ministry for Education and Employment is to launch a pilot project that will store academic certificates on a blockchain.
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The US Government Wants Bitcoin Exchanges to Apply for Bank Status
According to Michael del Castillo, a cryptocurrency journalist, Acting Comptroller of the Currency Keith Noreika is open to bitcoin companies, exchanges, and trading platforms applying to gain regulated bank status within the US. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, an independent bureau within the United States Department of the Treasury, is a US federal agency which regulates and supervises national and foreign commercial banks. At an event by the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, Noreika stated: “I wouldn’t be adverse to those people coming in and talking to the about how a
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Verif-Y Extends Token Pre-Sale Allowing More Participants to Take Advantage of Potential Work with the US Government
Verif-y, the blockchain-based credential verification, and digital identity platform is delaying its main token sale in order to allow an extended pre-sale as it partners with HRworx. HRworx, a veteran-owned company, provides employee lifecycle management solutions for many governmental departments including the Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Department of the Interior. By partnering with … Continue reading Verif-Y Extends Token Pre-Sale Allowing More Participants to Take Advantage of Potential Work with the US Government
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US Government Awards $750k in New Blockchain Startup Grant
A blockchain startup from Virginia has received additional funding from the US Department of Homeland Security for ID and online access solutions.
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