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Bitcoin Optech newsletter #100 is here:
- summarizes proposed coinswap implementation
- describes new middleware for lightweight wallets to request info directly from a user’s node
- highlights 2 tx size calculators
- celebration of Newsletter #100
bitcoinops.org/en/newsletter…
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Are you planning to attend a protest? Protecting your electronic devices and digital assets before, during, and after a protest is vital to keeping yourself and your information safe, as well as getting your message out. ssd.eff.org/en/module/attend…
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Blur Tools for Signal: A new way we hope to make Signal more helpful for everyone on the street right now.
signal.org/blog/blur-tools/
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HRF now accepts #Bitcoin donations through @BtcpayServer!
A great project that helps with privacy + doesn’t collect your information. Special thanks to @artdesignbySF for his design work.
Check it out and make a gift today: hrf.org/donate-bitcoin
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Minnesota police arrest CNN reporter and camera crew as they report from protests in Minneapolis cnn.it/2AlGl9s
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The draft Executive Order disregards the 1st Amendment & improperly attempts to circumvent Congress by rewriting the law that underlies much of our modern Internet. It mischaracterizes existing law to punish platforms whose ability to curate content is constitutionally protected.
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COVID-19 containment methods have to be justified by public health experts---and cannot be "police getting their surveillance wish list that they’ve always wanted and now have a justification for.” - EFF's @mguariglia
dailydot.com/debug/coronavir…
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Nearly half of the accounts tweeting about the coronavirus pandemic are likely bots, Carnegie Mellon researchers say, adding that the tweets appeared aimed at sowing divisions in America.
trib.al/DFLzKEu
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Tor for Android by @torproject is a mobile browser that provides both privacy and anonymity online by masking who you are and where you are connecting as you browse. Review our guide on using Tor for Android to get set up. ssd.eff.org/en/module/how-us…
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My first contribution to core got merged today. Took me 2.5 years since learning to code from scratch, but eventually happened. It was a long standing life goal, which at times i thought is probably unreachable.
If i can do it, anyone can do it.
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If you ever wonder where we're at on the dystopia scale, consider that it's normal to believe the government is spying on you, and crazy to believe that they're not.
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Tor is a volunteer-run service that provides both privacy and anonymity online by masking who you are and where you are connecting. Review our guide on using Tor for Linux to get set up. ssd.eff.org/en/module/how-us…
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I just published a proper BIP for the payjoin implementation. Many (non breaking) improvements suggested by @lukechilds and @waxwing__ . Thanks to @junderw, ncoelho, @nopara73, @lontivero, yahiheb for having provided lot's of feedback!
github.com/bitcoin/bips/pull…
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Surveillance drones have been on many law enforcement agencies’ wish lists for years. COVID-19 should not be an excuse to give police access to this invasive technology. eff.org/deeplinks/2020/05/us…
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This week's rip of RHR is live! @matt_odell and I discuss:
- Our boy Paul
- @CashApp BTC sales
- @Blockstream satellite
- Lebanon banking crisis
- Sidechains
- @zoom_us buys @KeybaseIO
- much more
Peep it. Share it. Twist it. Subscribe. Share. Engage.
anchor.fm/tales-from-the-cry…
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Bitcoin Optech newsletter #95 is here:
- summarizes disclosure of issue affecting the safety of routed LN payments
- announces new presigned vault proposal
- popular StackExchange Q&A
- announcements of RCs
- notable code changes in popular Bitcoin repos
bitcoinops.org/en/newsletter…
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Be careful what surveillance tools the government develops in a time of crisis, because it will be unwilling to give them up in the near future. eff.org/deeplinks/2020/04/so…













