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Bitcoin as National Currency in El Salvador Could be High Gain But High Risk
“I called my dad and just kind of pissed my pants,” said a Bitcoin company CEO when he heard about the plan, which could create a tax haven but aid criminal groups.
Mexico Tells Cellphone Users to Hand Over Biometric Data
Privacy advocates are worried about a new law that could force ordinary citizens to be fingerprinted to buy a phone. Supporters say it will help to combat extortion.
Prisoners in Mexico Started an OnlyFans and It’s Graphic
Inmates were making money from explicit videos that proved popular with Mexican, mostly male, users.
A Scientist Taught AI to Generate Pickup Lines. The Results are Chaotic.
"I Love You, I Love You, I Love You To The confines of death and disease, the legions of earth rejoices. Woe be to the world!"
Australian Police Chief Suggests an App for Recording Sexual Consent
The idea has stoked outrage across the board.
Brazil’s Biggest Metro Could Get Facial Recognition Cameras That Reinforce Racist Policing
Facial recognition cameras commit minimal errors in recognizing the faces of white men, but they misidentified black women up to nearly 35 percent of the time, according to a recent study.
Here’s What Facebook’s Australian ‘News Ban’ Means for You
Australians woke this morning to blank spaces where Facebook's news pages used to be. Here's what happens next.
Darknet Drug Markets Continued Their March to Dominance in 2020
The percentage of people who reported buying their drugs from dark web vendors has tripled since 2014, according to the latest Global Drug Survey.
Police Just Hijacked the World’s ‘Most Dangerous Malware’ Network
Investigators hacked the hackers and brought down the syndicate from the inside.
Police Raid Homes Following Shutdown of World’s Largest Darknet Marketplace
Less than a fortnight since DarkMarket was taken offline, authorities seized laptops, phones, hard drives and bank cards from several Australian properties.
Man Who Tried to Buy 3-Year-Old on the Dark Web Jailed for 5 Years
The New Zealander, operating under the username 'Kiwipedo', didn't know the sale was being arranged by police.
2 Sentences and an Exit Scam: It's Been a Big Week on the Dark Web
The dark web's largest illegal marketplace went offline last Monday. It was the start of a bad week for cybercriminals.