(Phys.org) —Borrowing and lending money are essential interactions in a thriving economy, yet they come with their own set of risks. For instance, the credit money that is often involved in lending is thought to play a ...
Most people who have heard the term think that the "blockchain" is only something to do with cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin, litecoin, doguecoin and others. It's the technology that underpins digital currencies and ensures ...
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Dec 7, 2015
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(AP) -- Gasoline prices are rising again even though drivers in the U.S. have bought less gas for four months in a row.
Energy & Green Tech
Jul 12, 2011
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A lot of money goes unspent in the online world for a simple reason: Shoppers can't remember their passwords.
Security
Jun 20, 2017
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(AP) -- Hackers broke into a website for San Francisco's mass transit system Sunday and posted contact information for more than 2,000 customers, the latest showdown between anarchists angry at perceived attempts to limit ...
Internet
Aug 15, 2011
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(AP) -- Porn sites are closer to getting their own address on the Internet.
Internet
Dec 10, 2010
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When it comes to using a smartphone to make purchases in retail stores, Apple Pay has been getting most of the attention.
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Oct 8, 2015
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There's value in more than just credit card data, as Avid Life Media (ALM), parent company of the extramarital affair website Ashley Madison, has found out after being raided for millions of their customer's details.
Internet
Jul 22, 2015
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(Phys.org) —A protocol based on "discrete logarithms", deemed as one of the candidates for the Internet's future security systems, was decrypted by EPFL researchers. Allegedly tamper-proof, it could only stand up to the ...
Computer Sciences
May 20, 2014
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For users, Facebook's revelation of a data breach that gave attackers access to 50 million accounts raises an important question: What happens next?
Internet
Sep 29, 2018
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