#Privacy and Personal Data

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ForkLog 56 02.03.2021

Scammers have started using Telegram bots to blackmail users

Malicious actors have begun using users' personal data collected by Telegram bots for blackmail and extortion.

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ForkLog 32 08.02.2021

Experts assess the legality of locating protesters using surveillance footage

The media reported that Moscow's law enforcement authorities are locating protesters using data from the surveillance system. ForkLog spoke to experts about how legal such actions are and whether privacy under cameras can be preserved.

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ForkLog 28 04.02.2021

Russia’s digital ministry proposes lifting geolocation data from telecoms secrecy

Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media of the Russian Federation has drafted a bill that would lift mobile-location data from the protection of communications secrecy. TASS reports.

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ForkLog 15 03.02.2021

Kaspersky: Unless We Curb Indiscriminate Data Collection, Digital Fukushimas Await Us

Most personal data collection in Russia remains in a grey area, and its use by platforms and government institutions is not regulated in any way. This was stated by Natalia Kaspersky, head of the InfoWatch group of companies, in an interview with Izvestiya.

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ForkLog 8 21.01.2021

Permission to spy: how Apple and Facebook are fighting over our data

The year 2020 will be remembered not only for the pandemic linked to the spread of the coronavirus, but also for an unprecedented wave of fake news and conspiracy theories that proliferated during the crisis.

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ForkLog 21 20.01.2021

Firo network hit by 51% attack

Firo, the privacy-focused cryptocurrency (formerly Zcoin), was subjected to a 51% attack. Developers urged users not to make transactions until the network returned to normal.

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ForkLog 23 14.01.2021

ECB: Privacy cited as the main characteristic of the digital euro by users

The European Central Bank (ECB) has completed public consultations on the digital euro. More than 8,000 people and organisations participated in the discussion, a record for such public consultations by the ECB, the regulator said.

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ForkLog 9 11.01.2021

Moscow authorities to bolster collection of residents’ personal data

The Moscow Department of Information Technology (DIT) intends to create a detailed database of the capital’s residents. It plans to spend more than 185 million rubles on it, writes «Ъ» citing materials on the public procurement site.

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ForkLog 16 02.01.2021

Bittrex to delist privacy-focused coins Monero, Zcash and Dash

From January 15, the cryptocurrency exchange Bittrex will halt trading of privacy-focused coins Monero (XMR), Zcash (ZEC) and Dash (DASH).

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ForkLog 21 30.12.2020

Privacy advocates urge to derail the Trump administration’s ‘farewell gift’ to the crypto industry

The Coin Center, a group that promotes and defends the interests of the bitcoin- and blockchain-industry, has asked for help in opposing the U.S. Treasury's FinCEN rules on verifying users of non-custodial wallets.

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ForkLog 18 28.12.2020

Roskomsvoboda studies government surveillance methods during the pandemic

The public organization Roskomsvoboda, within the Pandemic Big Brother project, released a report on the main surveillance tools deployed by governments around the world under the pretext of curbing the spread of the coronavirus.

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ForkLog 14 22.12.2020

Report: Bitcoins worth $1.4 billion moved through mixers in 2020

In 2020, bitcoins worth $1.4 billion were sent to mixing services. This is $500 million more than the previous year, according to a report by Crystal Blockchain, a Bitfury Group platform.

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