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The news item said that German prosecutors had confiscated €50-million worth of Bitcoin from a fraudster but they couldn’t unlock the money without the password. The fraudster served his jail sentence without giving up the code.
I wondered, did they try torturing him with a middle-aged mom like me, repeatedly asking “what the hell is Bitcoin, anyway?” And did those German prosecutors try typing in Scruffy1234? Or Mitsy1963?
Apple s Chrome extension for iCloud passwords is now live
Feb 1, 2021 10:52 EST with 10 comments
A few days ago, Apple prematurely announced iCloud Keychain support for Chrome on Windows on its support page. At that time, the URL for the Chrome extension was met with a 404 error because it hadn t been made live yet. This changes today as Apple has officially released the extension for Google Chrome.
As spotted by The Verge, there is now a page for the iCloud Passwords extension on Chrome for Windows and Mac. What the capability allows you to do is essentially use your strong Safari-generated passwords on Chrome as well. Similarly, passwords that you create on Chrome will now sync with iCloud so that they can be used on Apple devices as well. The description for the listing reads:
JCB and Keychain Create Blockchain-based Micropayment Solution for IoT
TOKYO, Feb 12, 2021 - (ACN Newswire) - JCB Co., Ltd. and Keychain GK have developed a novel infrastructure for processing credit-based micropayments between IoT devices. The innovation promises to enable direct human-to-machine and machine-to-machine payments at scale without the confines of credit cards.
As new networks, such as 5G, deploy and the use of Internet of Things (IoT) devices grow, so will the need for automated and machine-to-machine micropayments. Mobile payment apps enabled the common mobile user to pay with their phone, however the current payment infrastructure does not support tens of billions of IoT devices. Use cases in point: electric vehicles automatically paying for charging, or a farmer receiving payment for produce to a mobile device while offline. Such an infrastructure needs to handle vast cybersecurity and operational risks related to identity fraud, hacking, privacy and denial of ser
SunStar BaCTrac keychain sale under probe
BACOLOD: A photo of BaCTrac keychains believed to be sold at P65 per piece posted on Facebook. (Contributed photo)
+ February 10, 2021 AUTHORITIES in Bacolod City are now conducting an investigation on the reported selling of BaCTrac keychains in the Negros Occidental capital city, an official of the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Task Force said.
Dr. Chris Sorongon, EOC Task Force’s deputy for medical and data analysis, said they already received reports on the alleged selling of BaCTrac keychains which has been circulating online.
Sorongon said they are investigating if the BaCTrac IDs being converted to keychains or key holders are legit. If so, this is an innovative, creative and more convenient way of using the city’s contact tracing system.