German Crypto Regulator BaFin Shuts Down Unauthorized Bitcoin ATMs
Germany’s Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) has shut down unauthorized bitcoin ATMs in the country. Now that cryptocurrency is regulated under the German Banking Act, bitcoin ATM operators need to be authorized by BaFin. The regulator recently clarified what crypto service providers must do to continue their services. Also read: 40 Banks in Germany Declare Intent to Offer Crypto Services Under New Law BaFin Axes...
New Anti-Piracy Campaign Piles On The Scare Tactics But Who’s Scared?
Anyone who creates creative content has the right to protect that work from unauthorized wholesale reproduction. It is their work, their investment, and they should be able to benefit from the toils of their labors, copyright law dictates. The reality, of course, is that while people can claim their rights all day long, there are plenty of avenues to obtain that content online without paying for it. As a result, entertainment industry...
Coronavirus Outbreak Triggers Surge in Pirated Downloads of the Film ‘Contagion’
Like any other Hollywood movie, pirated copies of the movie “Contagion” appeared on pirate sites around the world at the end of 2011. At the time, it was briefly listed among the most pirated movie titles but, as time went by, interest waned. That pattern is all too common. Over the past few years, the movie was downloaded a few hundred times per day, at most. In January, however, something changed. When the Coronavirus...
How many Raspberry Pis do you own?
The Raspberry Pi is so accessible and affordable, and that means it can be easy to start a collection, even unintentionally. There are now nine different boards available, and amazingly all of them are still useful for something. Being so low-powered and easy to maintain, they have a surprisingly long shelf life, and a continual ability to keep working on whatever set of tasks it’s been set up to do. read...
