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Human Rights Foundation Grants Will Advance Bitcoin DeFi, Education and Activism

The software innovations and educational efforts align with the HRF's mandate to protect human rights.

Human Rights Foundation grants support a stronger Bitcoin ecosystem. And that's good for everyone.

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Facebook Launches Latest Salvo Against Apple Privacy Updates

The Facebook vs. Apple saga continues, with the social media giant releasing a new advertisement targeting small business owners. “The Hash” panel discusses the impact of the Facebook vs. Apple battle and its implications for user privacy.

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Far-Right Platform Gab Hacked, Its Trove of User Data Stolen

The Distributed Denial of Secrets (DDoSecrets) group hacked far-right social media platform Gab. DDoSecrets says it will release a 70 gigabyte trove of private data to journalists, data scientists and researchers. Noble cause or exploitation?

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Privacy Coin Firo Temporarily Disables Protocol to Investigate 'Suspicious Transactions'

Core devs have activated their emergency switch to temporarily disable Lelantus.

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New Social Media Platform Instars Leverages Privacy-Enhancing Cryptography

Instar leverages blockchain and multiparty computation to protect user data.

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Opera Adds In-Browser Crypto Options With Simplex Integration

Integrating a crypto on-ramp lets users pay fiat for crypto.

The Opera browser has added Simplex integration.

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Brave Browser Was Exposing Addresses in Tor Mode for Months

Not only were .onion domain requests observable but so were all domains in Tor tabs. And they had been for months.

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Brave 'Bug' Leaks Users' Dark Web Browsing Data

Brave, the privacy-oriented internet browser, has been accidentally leaking users' browsing data due to a bug in its Tor mode code. "The Hash" panel weighs in on what happened and the implications for online privacy and security.

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SecretSwap Is the Secret Network’s Answer to DeFi Privacy

SecretSwap works similarly to Uniswap or SushiSwap but also has privacy benefits.

Secret contracts allow encrypted data to be used without revealing it on a public blockchain, or even to the nodes involved.

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Popular Crypto App Found to Have Ties to Data Tracking Company: Report

Bitcoin Ticker Widget and a clone of Steemit were found to contain data trackers.

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