$263 Million for New Body Cameras and Contour Action Cameras Accepting Bitcoin
Yesterday, President Obama announced that $263 million would be set aside by executive order for police equipment and training. The training would be in the use of military-grade hardware many departments have received in recent years from the Department of Homeland Security, and the equipment is specifically 50,000 body cameras. Additional funds are to be set aside for outreach programs in communities where police have a particularly bad name, like Ferguson, Missouri, where a grand jury recently said no to indicting officer Darren Wilson in the unprovoked killing of an unarmed....
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Into filming your sports activities? Utah-based Contour Action Cameras announced last week they would become one of the latest companies to embrace the bitcoin digital currency, signaling increasing merchant interest. Bitcoin will be accepted for all cameras and accessories sold by the company, a move they say looks ahead to the future of payment processing as we know it. "Contour is all about looking into the future, and seeing where technology will allow us to go. We love Bitcoin, as they are doing the same in the field of online payments," said Contour chief executive James Harrison in....
In this day of mass surveillance and privacy awareness, CCTV cameras are often forgotten about. But as it turns out, these monitoring devices can serve an even nefarious purpose, albeit unwillingly. Security researchers uncovered a botnet operating on 25,000 CCTV cameras. This attack targeted a small jewelry store website, which was unavailable for several days. Although most people are well aware of how CCTV cameras are small computers, one would never think of them as a tool for hackers. Granted, camera surveillance hacking occurs in tv shows and movies for bank heists and whatnot. But....
A young woman wearing a red “Make Bitcoin Great Again” hat, in the style of popular Trump campaign apparel, was maced in front of television cameras as violent protesters destroyed parts of downtown Berkeley Wednesday night. The events unfolded after a speaking engagement by Breitbart editor Milo Yiannopoulos, who has penned pro-Bitcoin pieces, was....
People all over the world have been seeing photographs and videos of Ukrainian civilians taking up arms alongside military soldiers, ready to protect their nation against Russia’s ruthless invasion, for nearly two weeks. Ukraine, however, is fighting Russia on a second front – in cyberspace — away from the cameras. Since the beginning of the […]
Multinational computer technology specialist Dell has announced it is now accepting bitcoin through a partnership with Coinbase. With annual revenue approaching $57bn, Dell is roughly four times the size of DISH Network - the previous biggest bitcoin-accepting business. Following today's announcement, consumers and small business owners are able to purchase all items on Dell.com using bitcoin. To promote the news, the company is offering a 10% discount on all Alienware-brand products to bitcoin buyers. Dell also sells personal computers, servers, data storage devices, cameras and printers.....