Trending Blockchain Social Media News #34 : October 17th, 2019
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US Police Devices Firm Explores Blockchain to Fight Deepfake Videos
"...The impetus behind Axon’s interest in emerging technologies is public and government concerns about “deepfake” videos, Reuters reported on Oct. 3. Deepfake videos are produced using a particular type of artificial intelligence (AI) making them look and sound like the real thing... This technology causes a great apprehension that bad actors can easily manipulate videos to discredit an individual..."
Read More : https://cointelegraph.com/news/us-police-devices-firm-explores-blockchain-to-fight-deepfake-videos
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PayPal Withdraws From Facebook-Led Libra Crypto Project
"...A PayPal spokesperson [said] in a statement that the payments firm “made the decision to forgo further participation” in the Facebook-initiated crypto project, to instead “continue to focus on advancing our existing mission and business priorities as we strive to democratize access to financial services for underserved populations.”..."
Read more : https://www.coindesk.com/paypal-withdraws-from-facebook-led-libra-crypto-project
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US Congressman Says Facebook Should Adopt Bitcoin And Drop Libra Project
"...Davidson pointed out that Facebook already filters content on their social media platform, and questioned whether people would want that same sort of filtration in terms of the transactions in a digital currency system..."
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Deblockracy Now? Vermont Taps Blockchain to Increase Civic Participation
"..."We really ought to be voting on our smartphones," said John Burton, chair of the Distributed Ledger Governance Association, a Burlington-based trade group that promotes the burgeoning blockchain industry. "The next generation is like, 'This is crazy. Let's get with it. Make [voting] more convenient.'"..."
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Hong Kong Shows Why Censorship Resistance Matters in Crypto
"...The protests in Hong Kong show that technologically advanced states can leverage centralized technology to censor, monitor and intimidate their own people. This is particularly alarming when it comes to monitoring messaging apps like Telegram and using that data to target and arrest people. Indeed, many Hong Kong protesters refused to use centralized payment methods like the state-issued Octopus card to pay for public transport due to fears that this would leave a data trail for the government to arrest them for participating in the protests..."
Read more : https://thebossmagazine.com/hong-kong-protests-cryptocurrency/
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