🎯 White House to Order Broad Review of Cryptocurrencies

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White House to Order Broad Review of Cryptocurrencies. The White House is set to release an executive order this week tasking several federal agencies with conducting a broad review of cryptocurrencies, including studying the creation of a U.S. digital currency, according to a person… (Andrew Duehren / Wall Street Journal)

Andy Duehren @aduehren

Some new detail from me on the upcoming EO on crypto: -DOJ will study whether a U.S. digital dollar would require legislation from Congress -WH will study technical elements of a digital dollar -admin will review environmental impact of crypto

wsj.comWhite House to Order Broad Review of CryptocurrenciesThe Treasury Department will be asked to study the creation of a U.S. digital currency.

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Samsung confirms hackers stole Galaxy source code. Hackers have successfully stolen internal company data and source code for Galaxy devices from Samsung, the South Korean tech giant confirmed today. (James Vincent / The Verge)

The Verge @verge

Samsung confirms hackers stole Galaxy source code theverge.com/2022/3/7/22965…

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The Hidden Role of Facial Recognition Tech in Many Arrests. The technology is spreading fast among police, and often wrong. But people charged with crimes are rarely told an algorithm came into play. (Khari Johnson / WIRED)

Fight for the Future @fightfortheftr

“The longer things remain secret, the harder it is to challenge them, and the harder it is to challenge them, the longer police go without courts putting limits on what they can do.” - @ACLU's Nathan Wessler #BanFacialRecognition

wired.comThe Hidden Role of Facial Recognition Tech in Many ArrestsThe technology is spreading fast among police, and often wrong. But people charged with crimes are rarely told an algorithm came into play.

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Stanford cryptography researchers are building Espresso, a privacy-focused blockchain. Greylock led an investment in Espresso, a privacy and scalability-focused blockchain being built by Stanford researchers. (Anita Ramaswamy / TechCrunch)

TechCrunch @TechCrunch

Stanford cryptography researchers are building Espresso, a privacy-focused blockchain tcrn.ch/3pFOvAj by @AnitaRamaswamy

tcrn.chStanford cryptography researchers are building Espresso, a privacy-focused blockchain – TechCrunchGreylock led an investment in Espresso, a privacy and scalability-focused blockchain being built by Stanford researchers.

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Linux has been bitten by its most high-severity vulnerability in years. Linux has yet another high-severity vulnerability that makes it easy for untrusted users to execute code capable of carrying out a host of malicious actions including installing backdoors, creating unauthorized user accounts, and modifying scripts… (Dan Goodin / Ars Technica)

Ars Technica @arstechnica

Linux has been bitten by its most high-severity vulnerability in years arstechnica.com/information-te… by @dangoodin001

arstechnica.comLinux has been bitten by its most high-severity vulnerability in yearsDirty Pipe has the potential to smudge people using Linux and Linux derivitives.

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🇺🇦 Ukraine Crisis

• EU Aims to Cut Dependence on Russian Gas by Almost 80% This Year.(Ewa Krukowska / Bloomberg)

• How the West Can Win. (Eliot A. Cohen / The Atlantic)

• Russia Recruiting Syrians for Urban Combat in Ukraine, U.S. Officials Say. (Gordon Lubold via Wall Street Journal)

• Some Russian officials think invading Ukraine was 'a mistake': report. (Jake Lahut / Business Insider)

• Photos: Ukrainian Refugees Say Goodbye to Home and Family Members. (Alan Taylor / The Atlantic)

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