Surveillance


Vidéos

Secret CIA Bulk Surveillance Program Includes Some Americans’ Records

Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., are calling for more transparency from the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Thursday, requesting details of the agency’s secret bulk surveillance programs that include information collected about Americans. “The Hash” discusses the latest on the surveillance state and why nothing you do online is safe.

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Analyses

Bitcoin protege la Privacidad y lucha contra la opresión

Por otra parte, las monedas digitales de los bancos centrales son una forma de vigilancia financiera con esteroides. Este artículo de opinión forma parte de la Semana de la Privacidad de CoinDesk. Murtaza Hussain es periodista de seguridad nacional en The Intercept.

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Analyses

La vida algorítmica no vale la pena vivirla

El modelado del comportamiento es el volante de la economía digital y nos está volviendo estúpidos, aburridos y neuróticos.

Socrates, forced to drink poison for his defiance of the Hulu Watch Next queue.

Vidéos

Why Congressman Tom Emmer Wants to Limit the Fed’s Ability to Issue Digital Dollar

Congressman Tom Emmer (R-MN) shares insights into his new bill aimed at prohibiting the Federal Reserve from issuing a CBDC directly to individuals. This comes after the Fed has just released a white paper on the digital dollar.

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Vidéos

Is El Salvador President Nayib Bukele Really the Bitcoin Hero We Need?

New reporting has found strong evidence Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele sought to undermine freedom of speech in the Central American nation, contradicting Bitcoin’s core values.

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Juridique

Cómo desmantelar el Estado de vigilancia después de la Ley Patriota

Hoy se cumple el 20º aniversario de la Ley Patriota, que cambió ciertas libertades individuales por la seguridad nacional.

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Vidéos

Has Surveillance Become a Way of Life 20 Years After 9/11?

Saturday is the 20th anniversary of the September 11 attacks. “The Hash” panel reflects on its history and present legacy that has been left since, discussing its impact on today’s surveillance age and bitcoin’s emergence.

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Vidéos

Feds Offer Crypto Rewards on Dark Web for Intel on Hackers and Terrorists

"The Hash" panel discusses the specifics and nuances of the U.S. State Department reportedly launching a new initiative to pay anonymous sources in cryptocurrency in search of information on enemy state-backed hackers or suspected terrorists. "I love that this is targeted surveillance... rather than mass surveillance which we see the government doing so much of," host Naomi Brockwell said. "It's nice to see them doing this for a change."

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Marchés

El paso en falso del Congreso en la información Cripto muestra el peligroso atractivo de la vigilancia

El rechazo visceral a los requisitos de informes del senador Rob Portman no tiene como objetivo evadir impuestos, sino proteger las libertades digitales.

Senator Rob Portman (R-Ohio), author of a cryptocurrency tax reporting provision that has stoked intense backlash from privacy and free speech advocates.

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