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  • How to Buy Bitcoins Anonymously in the US, Instantly

    How to Buy Bitcoins Anonymously in the US, Instantly

    If CISPA or other privacy-busting legislations pass, every detail of our personal lives will be at risk – and you’ll want to buy Bitcoins for safety. Although many of our foundations are rooted in anonymity, everything we see, do and buy may soon be exposed. However, technology always evolves, and anonymity is no exception. As many already… Read more

  • Hacker News vs Slashdot – Post Mortem Analysis

    Hacker News vs Slashdot – Post Mortem Analysis

    In March, two of our articles were featured on the frontpage of both Hacker News and Slashdot.  After reading a recent post on HN with details of a post mortem analysis, we realized it was important that we share a bit of our analytics as well.  We logged into our analytics account, and we were… Read more

  • Bitcoin War: The First Real Threat to Bitcoin?

    Bitcoin War: The First Real Threat to Bitcoin?

    For most Bitcoiners, it is a well known fact that there is a significant risk in the decentralized peer-to-peer currency pertaining to hashing power.  In order to maintain a perfectly democratic internet currency, no one single entity should ever have control of 51%, or greater, of the total network hashing power. Today, one of our… Read more

  • Your ISP is Going to Spy on You Starting July 12, 2012

    Your ISP is Going to Spy on You Starting July 12, 2012

    Your ISP is going to spy on you starting July 12, 2012. One year ago, the RIAA and the MPAA organized a project with the largest internet service providers in the US to begin monitoring their customer’s internet activity.  This monitoring was introduced as a joint coalition to combat piracy.  A list of providers that… Read more

  • Exclusive Interview with Suren Ter from YouHaveDownloaded.com

    Exclusive Interview with Suren Ter from YouHaveDownloaded.com

    Your BitTorrent downloads are very public, and Suren Ter, the producer behind  YouHaveDownloaded.com, has helped to raise public awareness on this reality.  We sat down with our friend, Suren, to discuss the idea behind YHD, piracy, and the future of file sharing. • • • Please give the world a brief introduction about yourself, such… Read more

  • Secure Public WiFi: Wireless Security Tips

    Secure Public WiFi: Wireless Security Tips

    San Jose will be launching a free WiFi service to its residents starting in the summer of 2012.  The free, unsecured municipal WiFi in San Jose will be free to the public and secured for the government.  As the public facing free WiFi service is unsecured, it is up to the user to enable wireless… Read more