Crypto Social Network ‘Minds’ Sees Users Flock From Twitter and Facebook Over Privacy Concerns
Jul20

Crypto Social Network ‘Minds’ Sees Users Flock From Twitter and Facebook Over Privacy Concerns

Crypto social media platform Minds has been garnering users who are concerned about their privacy, according to the company’s CEO. The open-source platform, seen as an alternative to Facebook or Twitter, awards users with cryptocurrency for engagement. Crypto Social Network Minds Gaining Popularity Privacy-oriented social media platform “Minds,” often touted as an antithesis to Facebook and Twitter, has been seeing...

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Top 10 Most Torrented Movies of The Week – 07/20/20
Jul20

Top 10 Most Torrented Movies of The Week – 07/20/20

The data for our weekly download chart is estimated by TorrentFreak, and is for informational and educational reference only. These torrent download statistics are meant to provide further insight into the piracy trends. All data are gathered from public resources. This week we have two new entries in the list. The American war movie Greyhound is the most downloaded title this week. The film, starring Tom Hanks, was released on Apple...

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Most Dedicated VPN IP-addresses Are Not Anonymous
Jul20

Most Dedicated VPN IP-addresses Are Not Anonymous

Millions of Internet users around the world use a VPN to protect their privacy online. Another key benefit is that VPNs hide users’ true IP-address, making them more anonymous. This prevents third-party monitoring outfits from unwanted snooping. Every year we ask VPN providers about their logging policies to confirm that they can’t connect a VPN IP-address to a specific user. In the past, we have seen that this is not...

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Anti-Piracy Groups Mull “Know Your Customer” Proposal to Tackle Pirate Sites
Jul20

Anti-Piracy Groups Mull “Know Your Customer” Proposal to Tackle Pirate Sites

Most adults seeking to do any kind of business with banks, financial entities or even gambling companies will have experienced efforts to positively identify who they are. So-called ‘Know Your Customer’ regulations require that companies, mostly in the financial sector, carry out checks to determine that the individuals they are dealing with are actually who they say they. Such verification is usually carried out when an...

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Analyzing systemd calendar and timespans
Jul20

Analyzing systemd calendar and timespans

In my previous seven articles in this series about systemd, and especially in the most recent article, time and date have come up in multiple contexts. systemd uses calendar time, specifying one or more moments in time to trigger events (such as a backup program), as well as timestamped entries in the journal. It can also use timespans, which define the amount of time between two events but are not directly tied to specific calendar...

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