• Jan 4, 2019
  • Ben Brown
  • Cryptocurrency, General Privacy News,

Bitcoin Banks Are Coming. Wave Goodbye to Your Privacy

If you’ve never read the famous bitcoin white paper, now is a good time to do so. Bitcoin’s elusive creator, Satoshi Nakamoto, outlines his vision for a cash system that exists without a “trusted third party.”  In other words, money without banks. Without invasive identity checks and verification. Money without permission. And for the past … Continue reading “Bitcoin Banks Are Coming. Wave Goodbye to Your Privacy”

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  • Nov 26, 2012
  • rasengan
  • Cryptocurrency, Cybersecurity, General Privacy News, VPN,

Even a VPN Service Can’t Protect Your Privacy if You’re using Bank of America

“I can assure you that they would not be able to do that with the Bank of America security.” The words of the Bank of America supervisor echoed in our heads as the Bank of America automated phone system revealed our account details over a call we were making via a Caller-ID spoofing website. • … Continue reading “Even a VPN Service Can’t Protect Your Privacy if You’re using Bank of America”

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  • Sep 24, 2012
  • rasengan
  • Cryptocurrency, Cybersecurity, General Privacy News,

Warning: Bank of America Giving Access to Random Accounts

Today, we received an invoice for one of our expenses. To send the payment, I logged into Bank of America’s website to use their ACH (Automated Clearing House) system.  Once logged in, I was able to click on the ‘Transfers’ button.  Up until this point, everything was fine and I was viewing my own account. … Continue reading “Warning: Bank of America Giving Access to Random Accounts”

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