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Data privacy laws changing in tune with digital economy [The Straits Times]
Gov.sg (press release) On the one hand, organisations that see any breach of personal data may not be allowed to stay silent on it, as it could be made mandatory for them to inform the affected customers as well as the privacy commission. This is to deepen trust in the … |
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Cyber security: Why digital economy needs a secure network
Financial Express According to a Cisco study globally, while 64% of senior business leaders recognise that cyber security is a vital foundation for their digital growth strategies, 71% said concerns over cyber security are impeding innovation in their organisations … |
China is banning the use of Windows 8 in government departments, with an announcement from the country’s Central Government Procurement Center nicely timed to add to the sizzling diplomatic row between China and the US.
Naked Security – Sophos
In a sideshow within a marketing sideshow here at CES—the “Bitcoin pavilion” at an event called the Startup Debut—a small collection of Bitcoin-related startups showed off various attempts to capitalize (and monetize) on the interest in the crypto-currency.
One of those companies is Lamassu, the creators of a device that works the opposite way—it lets people turn hard currency into bitcoins, sent directly to their chosen address. The Bitcoin Machine, the creation of brothers and co-founders Josh and Zach Harvey, is an automated bitcoin “reverse-ATM.” Simply scan the QR code for your Bitcoin digital wallet, insert bills into the machine, and it will transfer the matching value (at current market rates) of bitcoins to you (minus a small transaction commission).
The machine runs an embedded Linux OS on an ARM processor, but the actual transactions take place on Lamassu’s servers. So far, over 130 have been sold worldwide, and 43 have been deployed everywhere from Canada to Kyrgyzstan.
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