DECIPHER

Cybersecurity, Privacy & Cryptocurrency

Card skimmers are common everywhere not just in Europe. The same advice where you charge your phone make sure to use a plug and not to just plug the USB cable directly into a power source.

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Don't just change it, make it unique and keep it that way for every account there should be a unique password to go with it, if you can't think of one try remembering three random words

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When I was at primary school, we had a computer suite with Windows XP installed the teacher would teach me and the other students in my class about I.T. from using the web browser to making a word document in preparation for the futuristic life in technology.

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You have until 23rd of June 2021 to opt-out of NHS data collection. Here is where you can opt-out of the data collection program:

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It’s really this simple. The general advice is not to pay the ransom. By sending your money to cybercriminals you’ll only confirm that ransomware works, and there’s no guarantee you’ll get the decryption key you need in return.

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If you have an old email address that you still sometimes use for sign ups to websites you don’t fully trust and has been in several data breaches rendering it untrustworthy you can setup an auto-reply to the messages you receive if they’re all spam that doesn’t get filtered properly. Most email providers have the ability to setup an auto-reply message.

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I cannot stress this enough BACK. UP. YOUR. FILES. OFFLINE!

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  • Bitcoin, sometimes called a Ponzi scheme, so this article compared the
  • Bitcoin protocol to an official list of Ponzi characteristics to see if it holds up.
  • Bitcoin does not meet most of the criteria for a Ponzi scheme.
  • However, an investor must assess the ongoing probability of Bitcoin failing or succeeding in displacing other stores of value and payment systems.
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Manipulation in price has been ongoing for a long time, one of the reasons Satoshi’s Legendary wallet remains untouched and remains 100% anonymous and private.

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Example: If you share your phone number with someone and they have Facebook when they add your contact to their phone Facebook will know your name and phone number and if your government does KYC checks when subscribing to a phone contract, Facebook will be able to identify you, it doesn't have to be Government KYC, anything with your phone number which could include:

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