Episode 64 – Airbitz Edge Security and Vault7 with Paul Puey
The Problem:
The CIA is hacking the world with Vault7.
Paul Puey and Airbitz Solution
I recently met Paul Puey at the Anarchapulco conference in Acapulco, Mexico and I left quite impressed with how Paul communicates the value of Airbitz and how they were founded on both security and customer service. This was one of my favorite episodes and is packed with value stemming from Paul’s experience in software engineering and small business. He saw Bitcoin as a solution for the cash-based industries like food/service but quickly found that there was an ease-of-use aspect in cryptocurrency wallets.
Security
Thanks to Wikileaks, we’ve recently learned about the CIA’s “Vault7” suite of apps that is designed to hack nearly anything with a microphone and camera. It seems that nothing is safe. We discuss how severe and dangerous the revelation actually is and how Airbitz is trying to protect your digital money and information.
Why Airbitz uses Decentralized Bitcoin Nodes
Paul mentions that some wallets host their own bitcoin nodes (aka their communication channel to the Bitcoin network) whereas Airbitz has a very robust, decentralized network of nodes which protects against node outage not allowing you to place a btc transaction. Check out the end of the conversation where we discuss how Airbitz offers a smart-fee system to help your transactions get confirmed quickly.
Hope you enjoy this episode and let us know who you’d like to hear from next! Email us at [email protected].
Contact Info:
Paul Puey - CEO and Co-founder of Airbitz
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.AirBitz.co
Twitter: https://twitter.com/paullinator
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Vault7 was only one of the major revelations about government intelligence/surveillance programs and their relationship with technology. At the end of the day, im underwhelmed. Seriously. The government pay scales do nothing to attract top talent, their organizational structure is sluggish, and their infrastructure & systems are outdated. While yes, this is going on, the bigger story is how private enterprise is surpassing governments and their ability to manipulate new advances in technology. They are reacting to innovation, not leading it. Huge shift from the 1950's.
I agree. Their leetness is dramatically overrated.
Ha! Leetness, haven't heard anyone refer to themselves as "L33t" since the last time I played Counterstrike...
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Very interesting and helpful.
Thank you!
That was great one. Thanks for inform us timely.