US Court Sentences ICO Fraudster to 6 Months in Jail: Orders the Accused to Pay Over $4 Million in Restitution
A U.S. court has sentenced Jerry Ji Guo, a resident of San Francisco, to an effective six months in prison for his role in a fraudulent initial coin offering (ICO). In addition to the prison term, the court ordered Guo to pay over $4 million in restitution. Further, Guo will also cooperate with the government in the identification and return of the stolen property. Embezzlement of Client Funds In a statement, the United States...
‘Pirate’ Releases Recover From Historic Drop Caused By Scene Busts
Last year, the US Department of Justice booked one of its biggest successes in its battle against online piracy. In August 2020, law enforcement upset the international piracy ecosystem by targeting several high-profile Scene members, which were the source for many pirated movies and TV-shows. The criminal investigation focused on the SPARKS release group of which three alleged members were indicted. However, the crackdown, which...
Russia Anti-Piracy Agreement Renews, Moves Towards Expansion
Pirated content appearing online has been a thorn in the side of copyright holders for more than two decades and there are regular cries for Internet platforms to do more to help. Companies like Google and Bing say they do what they can by removing infringing links from their search indexes on request, with actual content deleted from video platforms including YouTube on the same basis under the DMCA. In Russia, there is a different...
Machine learning made easy with Python
Naïve Bayes is a classification technique that serves as the basis for implementing several classifier modeling algorithms. Naïve Bayes-based classifiers are considered some of the simplest, fastest, and easiest-to-use machine learning techniques, yet are still effective for real-world applications. read more Powered by...
Open source tools and tips for staying focused
In prior years, this annual series covered individual apps. This year, we are looking at all-in-one solutions in addition to strategies to help in 2021. Welcome to day 19 of 21 Days of Productivity in 2021. Maintaining focus for a long period of time is difficult. And yet, we often find ourselves in situations where we have to work on a project for hours, or days, or even weeks at a time. read more Powered by...
