In March, Newsweek came roaring back to the print world with a tech-themed cover story . The publication said it had discovered "the face behind Bitcoin"—an unemployed engineer living an unassuming life in a Los Angeles suburb. Within days of publication, critics began pointing out that the magazine's case that Dorian Nakamoto was actually Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto was based on circumstantial evidence . The 65-year-old Dorian Nakamoto, who has no background in cryptography at all, denied the story after it was published. Newsweek and author Leah McGrath Goodman did not apologize and instead doubled down on their thesis, putting out a statement that "the facts as reported point toward Mr. Nakamoto's role in the founding of Bitcoin." Further Reading The colossal arrogance of Newsweek ’s Bitcoin “scoop” Now, Nakamoto and his lawyer Ethan Kirschner have made clear they'd like to sue Newsweek over the story—but they need more money to do it. The two … [Read more...] about Dorian Nakamoto, fingered as Bitcoin creator, wants to sue
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Your Xiaomi phone might be tracking your habits and sending them to the company
Audio player loading… If you own a Xiaomi phone it's possible the company could have a record of all your interactions with all the apps that come with MIUI, its own user interface that's laid over Android. This news comes from Forbes (opens in new tab) , which published a report based on the account of Gabi Cirlig, a cybersecurity researcher who claimed to have found that lots of his phone use habits were being sent to Xiaomi. These are the best Xiaomi phones we've tested Check out our Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro review These are the best smartphones Cirlig said he found that accounts of internet searches done on Xiaomi's Browser app, folders that were opened, and interactions on the phone's home screen were being sent to servers in Singapore and Russia rented by Xiaomi. This all happened on a Redmi Note 8 but apparently Cirlig found the same browser code on a Redmi K20 (or Xiaomi Mi 9T , as it was called in many regions), a Xiaomi Mi 10 and a Mi Mix … [Read more...] about Your Xiaomi phone might be tracking your habits and sending them to the company