UK Police's Facial Recognition Systems Are Wrong Up To 98% Of The Timehttps://www.tomshardware.com/news/uk-police-facial-recognition-wrong,37057.html<< Big Brother Watch (BBW), a civil rights organization from the UK that "works to roll back the surveillance state", released a report in which it reveals that the UK Metropolitan Police’s experimental facial recognition system is wrong 98% of the time, thus making it virtually useless. >>
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NSA's Collection Of Phone Records Triples Despite Limits In USA Freedom Acthttps://www.tomshardware.com/news/nsa-collection-phone-records-triples,37010.html<< The 2015 Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ending Eavesdropping, Dragnet-collection and Online Monitoring Act (USA FREEDOM Act) was supposed to limit the NSA's collection of phone call records and other mass surveillance powers. However, since then, the agency has been able to sharply increase the amount of call records collected from 151 million records to 500 million. >>
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50,000 Minecraft Players Fell Victim to Rogue Skins That Would Reformat Hard Drives, Delete System Files [How to Fix]https://wccftech.com/minecraft-hosted-malicious-skins<< Nearly 50,000 Minecraft accounts have been infected with malware that was designed to reformat hard drives and delete backup data and system files. The malware was being distributed via Minecraft skins created in PNG format. Since these modified skins for avatars were uploaded to the official Minecraft site, it was difficult for a player to know if they were actually malicious programs. The security issue was first reported by Avast Threat Labs when the team discovered user-created Minecraft character skins carrying malware. The team was concerned over how the criminals managed to get these malicious skins on the official Minecraft website. Avast had said that they were working with Mojang, the creators of Minecraft, to work out a way that could detect these legitimately uploaded but malware-carrying skins. >>
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Facebook Defends U.S. Mass Surveillance Of EU Citizens For "National Security" Reasonshttp://www.tomshardware.com/news/facebook-defends-us-mass-surveillance,36882.html<< The mass surveillance has only gotten worse since a few years ago, because after the reauthorization and six-year extension of the FISA bill, not just the NSA, but also the FBI and other civil law enforcement agencies in the U.S. can now gain access to raw mass surveillance data. The Irish High Court has established as a fact that the U.S. government doesn't just "collect" data in bulk, but it also "searches" data in bulk, which is a violation of EU human rights laws but should also be a violation of the U.S. Fourth Amendment (searches and seizures being illegal without probable cause). The Court considers mass searching of citizens' data to be indiscriminate surveillance, and thus illegal under the Charter of Fundamental Rights of EU and other European human rights laws. The U.S. government mass surveillance is enabled by FISA section 702 and Executive Order 12,333 and is done through programs such as PRISM and Upstream. Facebook signs up all non-American users through the Facebook Ireland subsidiary. It then transfers all data to the U.S. for processing, according to the lawsuit. Because the company is bound by U.S. laws, it also allows the NSA and other agencies to process much of this data through various national security programs. In the lawsuit, Facebook defended U.S. mass surveillance, claiming that it's a "national security" issue that falls outside of the scope of EU laws, and that it's member state treaties that govern over national security issues. Facebook also argued that EU law doesn't apply to processing of EU citizens data for national security issues, whether it happens within the EU or within other countries such as the United States. Facebook's argument is highly unlikely to stand, considering the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights and European Convention of Human Rights are quite clear about governments not being allowed to do indiscriminate searches against their citizens. However, this matter will remain to be decided by the CJEU. >>
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The Anti-ASIC Revolt: Just How Far Will Crypto's War On Miners Go?https://www.coindesk.com/anti-asic-revolt-just-far-will-cryptos-hardware-war-go<< Can public cryptocurrencies stay public? That's the simple question that lies at the heart of a complex debate happening across major cryptocurrencies, where developers from projects as diverse as ethereum, monero and zcash are up in arms over what to do about the arrival of a new form of hardware that could upend the delicate balance of their distributed communities. Designed specifically to enable operators to earn a greater share of their networks' rewards, "application specific integrated circuits," or ASICs, have emerged to mine a handful of cryptocurrencies that were previously only able to be secured by those using GPU hardware. At stake, however, is the very access and openness of the protocols themselves. >>
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FTC Proclaims "Warranty Void if Removed" Stickers Are Totally Illegal And Moronichttps://hothardware.com/news/ftc-proclaims-warranty-void-if-removed-stickers-are-totally-illegal<< We've all seen those annoying "Warranty Void if Removed" stickers on electronics. They're normally either slapped over a screw silo or wrapped around where two pieces of metal/plastic join together to discourage you (or a third party) from opening up the device to tinker with it yourself. Well, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has now deemed these stickers to be illegal. The FTC says that is has put six major companies on notice for the use of these stickers (among other practices), and say that they violate the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act (MMWA) that provides guidelines for consumer product warranties. The MMWA specifically states: No warrantor of a consumer product may condition his written or implied warranty of such product on the consumer’s using, in connection with such product, any article or service (other than article or service provided without charge under the terms of the warranty) which is identified by brand, trade, or corporate name.The FTC goes on to say that of the six companies that it has warned, they include automobile, smartphone and video game console manufacturers. With regards to game consoles, both Microsoft and Sony are guilty of liberally applying the stickers on their Xbox One and PlayStation 4 in an effort to deny warranty repair claims if the seal is broken. >>
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Digibyte is now asic'ed  blake2s nist5 blake killed via dual mining now my-Groestl and Groestl is asic'ed as well what the f dude! The devs and their friends are probably making a lot of money off their ASIC's so implementing new ASIC-resistant algos doesn't seem to be a priority.  |
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Guys, my local QT wallet can't find any peers. I am using the newest client. Is there a list of peers I can add or is anyone else having this problem? Last time I started the client was 10/8/2017.
Try adding these to your digibyte.conf: addnode=104.1.11.194 addnode=104.137.46.99 addnode=104.200.17.141 addnode=104.237.137.28 addnode=109.123.144.144 addnode=109.123.144.45 addnode=109.93.216.248 addnode=115.28.187.147 addnode=13.228.216.184 addnode=136.0.5.54 addnode=138.201.65.88 addnode=14.177.239.95 addnode=144.76.34.105 addnode=146.64.88.9 addnode=148.251.188.20 addnode=151.248.153.11 addnode=152.186.36.86 addnode=158.69.248.93 addnode=159.192.238.67 addnode=162.213.195.228 addnode=173.208.145.82 addnode=173.212.229.115 addnode=173.239.232.161 addnode=173.249.3.229 addnode=173.33.145.188 addnode=176.9.48.205 addnode=178.119.207.6 addnode=18.217.222.81 addnode=187.157.135.229 addnode=188.165.235.208 addnode=188.42.33.124 addnode=189.194.39.211 addnode=194.208.154.54 addnode=198.23.219.66 addnode=2001:4802:7803:104:be76:4eff:fe20:18b2 addnode=204.68.122.4 addnode=205.143.1.109 addnode=216.250.125.121 addnode=219.89.84.46 addnode=2600:8800:b88:b100:49c:7c73:b58e:a3a4 addnode=2607:f1c0:84e:3d00::47:2c30 addnode=2a01:4f8:10b:12d7::2 addnode=2a01:4f8:141:20ec::2 addnode=2a01:4f8:211:9af::2 addnode=2a01:4f8:212:2f16::3 addnode=2a02:c205:2009:1570::1 addnode=31.173.84.39 addnode=34.202.104.227 addnode=35.199.186.196 addnode=37.134.148.153 addnode=37.187.226.185 addnode=37.187.24.211 addnode=45.32.242.173 addnode=45.33.7.79 addnode=45.63.105.143 addnode=45.76.39.46 addnode=45.79.10.59 addnode=45.79.135.140 addnode=46.4.102.69 addnode=47.197.185.94 addnode=47.91.164.236 addnode=47.93.161.68 addnode=5.101.96.124 addnode=5.189.183.74 addnode=5.19.171.173 addnode=5.228.233.54 addnode=50.81.11.121 addnode=51.254.45.117 addnode=52.169.124.244 addnode=52.176.53.44 addnode=52.191.173.145 addnode=52.220.160.185 addnode=52.220.28.103 addnode=52.45.88.37 addnode=61.6.230.135 addnode=61.92.170.78 addnode=66.108.15.5 addnode=66.228.56.115 addnode=67.210.188.118 addnode=68.119.145.35 addnode=69.164.198.161 addnode=71.183.246.247 addnode=72.198.27.248 addnode=72.26.167.106 addnode=73.137.226.13 addnode=73.233.138.128 addnode=73.241.142.127 addnode=73.96.36.22 addnode=75.172.100.158 addnode=75.197.67.233 addnode=76.177.0.96 addnode=76.221.173.239 addnode=77.140.91.23 addnode=77.22.215.112 addnode=77.64.221.100 addnode=77.96.233.29 addnode=78.135.37.216 addnode=78.34.94.108 addnode=79.165.190.156 addnode=79.172.215.68 addnode=79.23.64.203 addnode=80.114.47.13 addnode=80.127.252.34 addnode=81.205.101.248 addnode=81.35.103.162 addnode=81.99.137.160 addnode=82.196.2.92 addnode=82.200.205.30 addnode=85.10.193.175 addnode=85.214.68.122 addnode=85.236.188.28 addnode=86.181.213.88 addnode=86.21.68.206 addnode=86.87.33.14 addnode=87.151.219.240 addnode=88.153.161.19 addnode=88.207.223.132 addnode=89.200.34.190 addnode=90.65.153.209 addnode=92.124.150.7 addnode=94.130.14.168 addnode=95.165.132.145 addnode=98.203.16.208 |
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While I do understand the need for extremely careful evaluation before choosing and implementing new GPU and CPU algos, the fact is that, until that happens, DGB won't a "fair", decentralized coin anymore. It's completely in the hands of the owners of those damn new ASICs (all of which I'm pretty sure are in the hands of a very small group of people), just like Bitcoin and all other coins controlled by ASIC owners. So, right now, DGB isn't the "real DGB" anymore, it's just one more centralized coin, not even fulfilling one of their basic proposals, which is to be mineable by anyone, with equipment easily accessible to anyone.
There are farms of GPU miners just like there are farms of asics. With CPU it's even worse: botnets can take the lions share from individual miners. Conversely, there are asics aplenty 1-10 units at a time in folks' garages spread all over the world. I like that DGB is multialgo, and I do think that part of the security that comes from that requires choosing algos mineable by different tech: CPU, GPU, ASIC, for maximum diversity, but I think asic hate is overstated. I hope as they move forward their goal is diversity and not anti-ASIC. The best thing that can happen to DGB long-term is to be able to use lightning network to interact with bitcoin and have payment processors do atomic swaps from people paying with bitcoin and run the transactions on DGB for fast/cheap processing. To be able to persuade processors to do that, you need a very secure network, and ASICs should be part of that mix. I'm pretty sure there are no "CPU/GPU farms" mining DGB right now, the cost alone would make it unfeasible, and even if/when there were, there's no comparison to the damage ASICs cause to decentralization. I really wish scum like you who love to spread this kind of pro-ASIC FUD everywhere would get the fuck away from DGB. (...) I agree with much of what he said (...) Of course you do. You've been pushing your pro-ASIC agenda ever since you showed up on this thread. You just have a sneakier way of doing it, pretending you support decentralization and other DGB features so that the average clueless moron who reads your posts won't notice your real purpose. So before I forget, FUCK OFF TOO. |
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While I do understand the need for extremely careful evaluation before choosing and implementing new GPU and CPU algos, the fact is that, until that happens, DGB won't a "fair", decentralized coin anymore. It's completely in the hands of the owners of those damn new ASICs (all of which I'm pretty sure are in the hands of a very small group of people), just like Bitcoin and all other coins controlled by ASIC owners. So, right now, DGB isn't the "real DGB" anymore, it's just one more centralized coin, not even fulfilling one of their basic proposals, which is to be mineable by anyone, with equipment easily accessible to anyone.
There are farms of GPU miners just like there are farms of asics. With CPU it's even worse: botnets can take the lions share from individual miners. Conversely, there are asics aplenty 1-10 units at a time in folks' garages spread all over the world. I like that DGB is multialgo, and I do think that part of the security that comes from that requires choosing algos mineable by different tech: CPU, GPU, ASIC, for maximum diversity, but I think asic hate is overstated. I hope as they move forward their goal is diversity and not anti-ASIC. The best thing that can happen to DGB long-term is to be able to use lightning network to interact with bitcoin and have payment processors do atomic swaps from people paying with bitcoin and run the transactions on DGB for fast/cheap processing. To be able to persuade processors to do that, you need a very secure network, and ASICs should be part of that mix. I'm pretty sure there are no "CPU/GPU farms" mining DGB right now, the cost alone would make it unfeasible, and even if/when there were, there's no comparison to the damage ASICs cause to decentralization. I really wish scum like you who love to spread this kind of pro-ASIC FUD everywhere would get the fuck away from DGB. |
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While I do understand the need for extremely careful evaluation before choosing and implementing new GPU and CPU algos, the fact is that, until that happens, DGB won't a "fair", decentralized coin anymore. It's completely in the hands of the owners of those damn new ASICs (all of which I'm pretty sure are in the hands of a very small group of people), just like Bitcoin and all other coins controlled by ASIC owners. So, right now, DGB isn't the "real DGB" anymore, it's just one more centralized coin, not even fulfilling one of their basic proposals, which is to be mineable by anyone, with equipment easily accessible to anyone.
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Samy Dana especialista??? Especialista em que? Economia Domestica?
Creio que o "especialistas" do título se refere aos dois entrevistados, não ao entrevistador. Não sou nenhum fã do Samy Dana, mas pelo menos ele foi bastante contido durante a entrevista, evitando falar demais sobre o que não conhece. |
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Today Valve stopped accepting payments in Bitcoin on Steam, and I have to admit that their reasons for doing so are completely valid. I'm posting it here because DGB is the coin I've been supporting and this can be seen as an excellent case study on the use of cryptocoins in the real world, which applies to all of them. Steam is no longer supporting Bitcoin (8 Dec 2017)http://steamcommunity.com/games/593110/announcements/detail/1464096684955433613 |
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Would Bitcoin have grown as much as it has if everyone still used massive GPU farms, sucking down electricity like the proverbial? Lower costs of mining mean fewer coins need to be dumped to pay for it, which is a good thing. If a coin's "growth" (which in Bitcoin's case I don't attribute to ASICs having replaced GPUs, by the way) comes at the cost of massive centralization of that coin's production, it's by no means a good thing and completely against the basic principles of DigiByte. |
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it's time for DigiByte to skyrocket, we've been waiting too long and I hope this year can reach at least $ 1.
I don't think it will make $1 this year, next year it has a chance, markets move in cycles generally and actually, a lot of cryptos have taken the same path as DGB and are starting to break out a little now. not gonna happen and asics are coming for dgb so even more coins will hit the market They are already here. Groestl difficulty is at 47K right now. I managed to mine a measly 22 DGB in the last 24 hours with my RX 570. It's unfeasible to mine anymore. |
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Google Says Microsoft Is Exposing Windows 7 Users to Security Risks by Not Patching Bugs It Fixes in Windows 10http://wccftech.com/google-microsoft-windows-7-securityWhile Windows 7 still has a nearly 50% share on the desktop market at the time of this writing, Microsoft is known for introducing a number of structural security improvements and sometimes even ordinary bugfixes only to the most recent Windows platform. This creates a false sense of security for users of the older systems, and leaves them vulnerable to software flaws which can be detected merely by spotting subtle changes in the corresponding code in different versions of Windows.
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 How bad can the new spying legislation be? Exhibit 1: it's called the USA Liberty Acthttps://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/10/05/usa_liberty_actFreedom doesn't mean what you think it doesThe US Senate Judiciary Committee has unveiled its answer to a controversial spying program run by the NSA and used by the FBI to fish for crime leads. Unsurprisingly, the proposed legislation [PDF] reauthorizes Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act ( FISA) – which allows American snoops to scour communications for information on specific foreign targets. It also addresses the biggest criticisms of the FISA spying: that it was being used to build a vast database on US citizens, despite the law specifically prohibiting it; was being abused to do a mass sweep of communications, rather than the intended targeting of individuals; and that there was no effective oversight, transparency or accountability built into the program. But in case you were in any doubt that the new law does not shut down the expansive – and in some cases laughable – interpretations put on FISA by the security services, you need only review the proposed legislation's title: the USA Liberty Act. Nothing so patriotic sounding can be free from unpleasant compromises. And so it is in this case. While the draft law, as it stands, requires the FBI to have "a legitimate national security purpose" before searching the database and to obtain a court order "based on probable cause" to look at the content of seized communications, it still gives the domestic law enforcement agencies the right to look at data seized on US citizens by the NSA. And agents only need supervisory authority to search for US citizens' metadata. |
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