Two Supreme Court cases that will redefine your digital privacy in 2018
NOTE: This post was originally published on January 16, 2018
Within the next six months, the U.S. Supreme Court will rule on two cases that...
How to use Bitcoin’s multisignature wallets
A Bitcoin generally can only be spent by its owner as identified through their public key hash, e.g., their Bitcoin address. The Bitcoin protocol...
Zero-knowledge proofs explained Part 2: Non-interactive zero-knowledge proofs
In part 1 of our zero-knowledge proof series, we explained how a zero-knowledge proof could work when the verifier and the prover interact with...
Meet Federico Tenga: The guy who teaches North Koreans about Bitcoin
Despite being the most hermetic country on Earth, North Korea is certainly no stranger to cyberspace—in both its uses and abuses. Despite a tiny...
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Zero-knowledge proofs explained: Part 1
Zero-knowledge proofs explained Part 2: Non-interactive zero-knowledge proofs
Cryptography mostly concerns itself with secure communications and includes hiding information from adversaries and authentication of individuals.
Hashes,...
An interview with Mark Burdon on the sensor society phenomenon
Our devices, as convenient as they may be, are getting creepily good at collecting data. Phones, cars, and even carpets are packed full of...
An interview with Bruce Schneier on the Internet of Things, global surveillance, and cybersecurity
Bruce Schneier is a world-renowned cryptographer and security technologist whom the Economist has dubbed an “internet-security guru.” Schneier has authored a dozen books since...
Wi-Fi hacking explained: SSL stripping
“How to stay safe online!” is a common headline these days. We are told repeatedly that free public Wi-Fi is “dangerous,” that our private...
How you could lose everything with Bitcoin
With the value of cryptocurrencies skyrocketing into the $100 billion range, it’s easy to get infected by the biggest “digital gold rush” since the...