Anne Frank Had ‘Something to Hide’ and Something to Fear (Op-Ed)

Anne Frank Had ‘Something to Hide’ and Something to Fear (Op-Ed)

What is “privacy”? Is there a right balance between privacy and mass surveillance? Does it matter, and if so, why? Are you a “bad” person if you want privacy? The story of Anne Frank illustrates the parallels between modern global surveillance and the Nazi. A Panopticon is a prison architectural model designed for the maximum efficiency of mass surveillance. Developed by 18th century social theorist Jeremy Bentham, a Panopticon consists of a cylindrical structure with an "inspection house" at its center. From there, a guard can easily watch all inmates, whose cages are always in open view....


Related News

Mother: Mark Karpeles 'Lacks People Skills but Was Never Dishonest'

The mother of Mt. Gox CEO Mark Karpeles says her son is a poor communicator who easily allows others to take advantage of him, but she insists he is not dishonest. Tokyo-based Mt. Gox had been the largest and oldest bitcoin exchange in the world until it collapsed and declared itself bankrupt in late February, having lost vast amounts of its customers' bitcoins - allegedly to hackers. In an interview with Reuters, Anne Karpeles said her son was always a bright child, a prodigy who was admitted to IQ society Mensa as a teenager. However, Anne says her son's people skills did not keep up....

PlaceWar Co-Founder Myrtle Anne Ramos Talks Gamified Internet Culture, Metave...

PlaceWar is a decentralized strategic play-to-earn game universe deployed on a multi-chain with highly engaging artillery gameplay that allows players to create and define the outlook of the in-game world through building, battles, and alliances. Myrtle Anne Ramos is the Co-Founder and CEO of PlaceWar. She recently joined the Bitcoin.com News Podcast to talk about the game: Myrtle Anne Ramos is the founder of the Award Winning PR Firm of 2020 by PitchDeck Asia (Marketing, Growth Hacking, Sales, Social Media Management, Giving opportunities to people, Media Distribution Services,....

Starling Bank Boss Attacks Crypto Despite Fintech’s ‘Crypto-Friendly’ Status

Anne Boden is more than skeptical about crypto, as she criticizes their use worldwide. The Goldman Sachs-backed digital bank’s CEO has gone head-on against cryptocurrencies, warning users to refrain from digital assets. Established in 2014 by Anne Boden, Starling bank is a digital bank that provides loans and chargeless financial services via a mobile app. […]

Exclusive: An Interview with Frank Schuil of Safello

Recently, we had an opportunity to interview Frank Schuil, the CEO and founder of Safello. Frank is a seasoned entrepreneur who has founded numerous and guess what, he is/has been a rapper too! Safello is a leading bitcoin platform based out of Sweden. Safello offers a unique exchange and wallet service to its customers. People can buy, sell or store bitcoins on the platform. We asked Frank a set of questions about Safello, and future of bitcoin, and this is what he had to say. Gautham: Can you please tell us a bit about Safello? Frank: Safello was founded in July 2013. Since then, it has....

Gold Bug Frank Holmes Optimistic About BTC Prospects in 2021, Says Halving Cu...

The well known gold bug, CEO and chief investment officer at U.S. Global Investors, Frank Holmes recently sat down for an interview and discussed his price predictions in regard to the 2021 value of gold. Holmes also said that cryptocurrencies will continue to do well next year, as he believes increasing bitcoin adoption and decentralized finance (defi) will benefit the industry. A number of gold bugs like Peter Schiff are not too keen about bitcoin and cryptocurrencies. Then there are other well known precious metals proponents who have warmed up to digital assets like bitcoin. For....