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diff --git a/financial-news.html.j2.inc b/financial-news.html.j2.inc index 979b33ce..a4c0b8fd 100644 --- a/financial-news.html.j2.inc +++ b/financial-news.html.j2.inc @@ -1,145 +1,13 @@ - <h3>24-10-2016: Alipay gains acceptance in US and Europe</h3> - <p>With Alipay being increasingly accepted in retail stores in US and Europe, - European banks continue to lose market share to big technology - providers.<br> - With GNU Taler, we could establish an open standard with a level - playing field preserving the independence of national economies - by establishing a commons that protects critical infrastructure - from domination by a handful of global players. - </p> - <p><a class="btn btn-info" href="http://www.nfcworld.com/2016/10/24/347979/alipay-gains-acceptance-us-europe/?utm_content=buffer16d78&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer" role="button">Source</a></p> - <h3>21-10-2016: Indian banks warn 3.2 million customers</h3> - <p>A major data breach of Indian banks forced these institutions to warn 3.2 million - customers that their accounts might have been compromised and that they need - to obtain new bank cards and PIN numbers.<br> - With GNU Taler, banks can implement privacy by design and minimize data collection, - minimizing the impact of security breaches and satisfying GDPR regulations in Europe. - </p> - <p><a class="btn btn-info" href="http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/Vermutliche-Datenpanne-Indische-Banken-warnen-3-2-Millionen-Kunden-3356582.html" role="button">Source</a></p> - <h3>15-10-2016: Thousands of online stores found skimming</h3> - <p>Security researchers found evidence of adversaries targeting online shops offering credit cards - to steal and resell credit card credentials.<br> - With GNU Taler, shops would never receive sensitive personal information such as credit cards, - thus hacked online shops would not create such hassles for consumers. - </p> - <p><a class="btn btn-info" href="https://gwillem.gitlab.io/2016/10/11/5900-online-stores-found-skimming/" role="button">Source</a></p> - <h3>23-07-2016: How banks are refusing to shoulder responsibility for fraud</h3> - <p>Banks are naturally unhappy about shouldering the cost for fraud, and use - various tricks to impose the costs on their customers without providing - adequate help to minimize fraud.<br> - With GNU Taler, cryptography ensures that identity theft and many related - types of fraud are no longer possible, allowing banks to offer customers - a payment experience where neither side needs to worry about fraud. - </p> - <p><a class="btn btn-info" href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/personal-banking/current-accounts/how-banks-are-refusing-to-shoulder-responsibility-for-fraud/" role="button">Source</a></p> - <h3>24-10-2016: ApplePay starts in France</h3> - <p>With ApplePay starting in France, pressure on - European banks increase as they are set to - lose market share to big technology providers.<br> - With GNU Taler, we could establish an open standard with a level - playing field preserving the independence of national economies - by establishing a commons that protects critical infrastructure - from domination by a handful of global players. - </p> - <p><a class="btn btn-info" href="http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/Apple-Pay-startet-in-Frankreich-3272412.html" role="button">Source</a></p> - <h3>22-12-2015: Sicherheitsforscher hacken das EC-Bezahlsystem</h3> - <p>Security researchers found serious security flaws in the German "electronic cash" system - which enable criminals to withdraw funds from merchant accounts based on the information printed - on receipts and other information obtained from public sources or point-of-sales terminals purchased - online.<br> - The German "electronic cash" system is based on the "Poseidon" protocol, for - which there is no publicly accessible specification or reference implementation. This has allowed - such major security holes to persist for decades. - </p> - <p><a class="btn btn-info" href="http://www.zeit.de/digital/datenschutz/2015-12/electronic-cash-bezahlsystem-terminals-gehackt" role="button">Source</a></p> - <h3>30-4-2015: 1970 Researchers Predicted Debit Cards Would be Great for Surveillance</h3> - <p>"Suppose you were an advisor to the head of the KGB, - the Soviet Secret Police. Suppose you are given the - assignment of designing a system for the surveillance of all - citizens and visitors within the boundaries of the USSR. The - system is not to be too obtrusive or obvious. What would be - your decision?"<br> - The think tank RAND essentially answered this question with - a blueprint for modern payment systems. Taler offers an - escape from the financial panopticon. - </p> - <p><a class="btn btn-info" href="http://paleofuture.gizmodo.com/1970s-researchers-predicted-debit-cards-would-be-great-1699216972" role="button">Source</a></p> - <h3>17-3-2015: Pointing Fingers in Apple Pay Fraud</h3> - <p>Apple Pay may be easy to use, but the simplistic - user identification creates opportunities for fraud, - resulting in much higher fraud rates than even with traditional - credit card systems.<br> - Taler does not require user identification, enabling - ease of use while also being effective against fraud. - </p> - <p><a class="btn btn-info" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/17/business/banks-find-fraud-abounds-in-apple-pay.html?_r=0" role="button">Source</a></p> - <h3>6-12-2014: Visa and MasterCard's uncompetitive business practices</h3> - <p>The Visa and MasterCard duopoly has eliminated competition among - banks, setting fees that take away a significant share of profits from - small merchants.<br> - Taler is an open standard with free software - implementations, so merchants do not have to fear a lack of competition. - </p> - <p><a class="btn btn-info" href="http://www.ocregister.com/articles/gas-644344-card-fees.html" role="button">Source</a></p> - <h3>5-12-2014: US judge rules banks can sue merchant for bad security</h3> - <p>Merchants taking credit card data from customers now have to additionally - fear banks suing them for losses. It is not suggested that the merchant - in question was not in compliance with PCI DSS security audit procedures.<br> - With Taler, merchants never handle sensitive personal credit data, and - thus neither customers, exchanges nor governments would even have standing to - sue merchants in court. Thus, if a merchant system were to be compromised, - the damage would be limited to the merchant's own operations. - <p><a class="btn btn-info" href="http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/12/judge-rules-that-banks-can-sue-target-for-2013-credit-card-hack/" role="button">Source</a></p> - <h3>5-12-2014: PayPal for Android gains fingerprint support</h3> - <p>Following Visa and MasterCard's move to biometrics, PayPal - now supports authenticating purchases with fingerprint - recognition. - Hence, police can now <a href="http://www.findlaw.co.uk/law/government/civil_rights/500374.html">forcefully take user's fingerprints</a> and - <a href="http://www.wired.com/2013/09/the-unexpected-result-of-fingerprint-authentication-that-you-cant-take-the-fifth/">access their mobile computers</a> and possibly empty their electronic wallets - <a href="http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/american-shakedown-police-won-t-charge-you-but-they-ll-grab-your-money-1.2760736">in addition to their physical wallets</a>.<br> - For Taler, we advise users to protect their digital wallets using - passphrases. - </p> - <p><a class="btn btn-info" href="http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tech/news/a614631/paypal-for-android-gains-fingerprint-support-on-samsung-devices.html" role="button">Source</a></p> - <h3>10-9-2014: PayPal accounts hacked with a click</h3> - <p>Yasser Ali reports a now patched vulnerability in PayPal that would - have allowed him to reset other user's passwords and take over their - accounts. This is unlikely to be the last vulnerability found in - account-based payment systems.<br> - In Taler, customers do not have accounts with usernames, passwords - or associated e-mail addresses. Instead, Taler uses reserves which - are represented by a private key on the owner's computer. Users - create a reserve by depositing currency at a Taler exchange, and can then - withdraw digital coins from that reserve using the respective private - key. There is no limit on the number of reserves a user can have, and - even hacking the Taler exchange would not provide an adversary with access to - user's reserves (as the Taler exchange does not have the private keys). - Stealing in Taler requires breaking into each customer's computer to - extract the reserve keys or the coins from the digital wallet. - </p> - <p><a class="btn btn-info" href="http://yasserali.com/hacking-paypal-accounts-with-one-click/" role="button">Source</a></p> - <h3>13-11-2014: Visa and MasterCard's to move from passwords to biometrics</h3> - <p>Visa and MasterCard are planning to "simplify hated verification - systems" by moving from passwords to security codes on mobiles - and biometrics. Continuing their flawed insistence on verifying identity, - Visa and MasterCard will thus build a very personal picture of their - customers, from shopping habbits down to their cardiac rhythm.<br> - Taler does not require a customer's identity to verify a payment, as the - payment system cryptographically verifies the coins. Thus, Taler does - not have to intrude into any personal detail of a citizen's life, and - certainly not their private medical data. - </p> - <p><a class="btn btn-info" href="http://www.theguardian.com/money/2014/nov/13/mastercard-visa-kill-off-verification-systems" role="button">Source</a></p> - <h3>15-9-2013: NSA follows the Money</h3> - <p>Despite the EU allowing the NSA access to financial transaction data to - track terrorists and organized crime, the NSA saw it necessary to - target international payment processors including SWIFT and Visa. - As terrorism and organized crime are covered by legal means, industrial - espionage to improve the US economy is the only remaining US national - interest within the NSA's mandate that would explain this illegal activity.<br> - With Taler, exchanges will only learn the value of a merchant's transactions, - not who paid or for what (governments may learn what was sold). Thus, - the Taler exchange is a significantly less interesting target for industrial - espionage. - </p> - <p><a class="btn btn-info" href="http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/spiegel-exclusive-nsa-spies-on-international-bank-transactions-a-922276.html" role="button">Source</a></p> +{% include "financial-news/2016-10-26.inc" %} +{% include "financial-news/2016-10-24.inc" %} +{% include "financial-news/2016-10-21.inc" %} +{% include "financial-news/2016-10-15.inc" %} +{% include "financial-news/2016-07-23.inc" %} +{% include "financial-news/2015-12-22.inc" %} +{% include "financial-news/2015-04-30.inc" %} +{% include "financial-news/2015-03-17.inc" %} +{% include "financial-news/2014-12-06.inc" %} +{% include "financial-news/2014-12-05.inc" %} +{% include "financial-news/2014-11-13.inc" %} +{% include "financial-news/2014-09-10.inc" %} +{% include "financial-news/2013-09-15.inc" %} diff --git a/financial-news/2013-09-15.inc b/financial-news/2013-09-15.inc new file mode 100644 index 00000000..2f13aec2 --- /dev/null +++ b/financial-news/2013-09-15.inc @@ -0,0 +1,13 @@ + <h3>15-9-2013: NSA follows the Money</h3> + <p>Despite the EU allowing the NSA access to financial transaction data to + track terrorists and organized crime, the NSA saw it necessary to + target international payment processors including SWIFT and Visa. + As terrorism and organized crime are covered by legal means, industrial + espionage to improve the US economy is the only remaining US national + interest within the NSA's mandate that would explain this illegal activity.<br> + With Taler, exchanges will only learn the value of a merchant's transactions, + not who paid or for what (governments may learn what was sold). Thus, + the Taler exchange is a significantly less interesting target for industrial + espionage. + </p> + <p><a class="btn btn-info" href="http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/spiegel-exclusive-nsa-spies-on-international-bank-transactions-a-922276.html" role="button">Source</a></p> diff --git a/financial-news/2014-09-10.inc b/financial-news/2014-09-10.inc new file mode 100644 index 00000000..2b886bc9 --- /dev/null +++ b/financial-news/2014-09-10.inc @@ -0,0 +1,17 @@ + <h3>10-9-2014: PayPal accounts hacked with a click</h3> + <p>Yasser Ali reports a now patched vulnerability in PayPal that would + have allowed him to reset other user's passwords and take over their + accounts. This is unlikely to be the last vulnerability found in + account-based payment systems.<br> + In Taler, customers do not have accounts with usernames, passwords + or associated e-mail addresses. Instead, Taler uses reserves which + are represented by a private key on the owner's computer. Users + create a reserve by depositing currency at a Taler exchange, and can then + withdraw digital coins from that reserve using the respective private + key. There is no limit on the number of reserves a user can have, and + even hacking the Taler exchange would not provide an adversary with access to + user's reserves (as the Taler exchange does not have the private keys). + Stealing in Taler requires breaking into each customer's computer to + extract the reserve keys or the coins from the digital wallet. + </p> + <p><a class="btn btn-info" href="http://yasserali.com/hacking-paypal-accounts-with-one-click/" role="button">Source</a></p> diff --git a/financial-news/2014-11-13.inc b/financial-news/2014-11-13.inc new file mode 100644 index 00000000..39a496e4 --- /dev/null +++ b/financial-news/2014-11-13.inc @@ -0,0 +1,12 @@ + <h3>13-11-2014: Visa and MasterCard's to move from passwords to biometrics</h3> + <p>Visa and MasterCard are planning to "simplify hated verification + systems" by moving from passwords to security codes on mobiles + and biometrics. Continuing their flawed insistence on verifying identity, + Visa and MasterCard will thus build a very personal picture of their + customers, from shopping habbits down to their cardiac rhythm.<br> + Taler does not require a customer's identity to verify a payment, as the + payment system cryptographically verifies the coins. Thus, Taler does + not have to intrude into any personal detail of a citizen's life, and + certainly not their private medical data. + </p> + <p><a class="btn btn-info" href="http://www.theguardian.com/money/2014/nov/13/mastercard-visa-kill-off-verification-systems" role="button">Source</a></p> diff --git a/financial-news/2014-12-05.inc b/financial-news/2014-12-05.inc new file mode 100644 index 00000000..9e65b078 --- /dev/null +++ b/financial-news/2014-12-05.inc @@ -0,0 +1,21 @@ + <h3>5-12-2014: PayPal for Android gains fingerprint support</h3> + <p>Following Visa and MasterCard's move to biometrics, PayPal + now supports authenticating purchases with fingerprint + recognition. + Hence, police can now <a href="http://www.findlaw.co.uk/law/government/civil_rights/500374.html">forcefully take user's fingerprints</a> and + <a href="http://www.wired.com/2013/09/the-unexpected-result-of-fingerprint-authentication-that-you-cant-take-the-fifth/">access their mobile computers</a> and possibly empty their electronic wallets + <a href="http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/american-shakedown-police-won-t-charge-you-but-they-ll-grab-your-money-1.2760736">in addition to their physical wallets</a>.<br> + For Taler, we advise users to protect their digital wallets using + passphrases. + </p> + <p><a class="btn btn-info" href="http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tech/news/a614631/paypal-for-android-gains-fingerprint-support-on-samsung-devices.html" role="button">Source</a></p> + + <h3>5-12-2014: US judge rules banks can sue merchant for bad security</h3> + <p>Merchants taking credit card data from customers now have to additionally + fear banks suing them for losses. It is not suggested that the merchant + in question was not in compliance with PCI DSS security audit procedures.<br> + With Taler, merchants never handle sensitive personal credit data, and + thus neither customers, exchanges nor governments would even have standing to + sue merchants in court. Thus, if a merchant system were to be compromised, + the damage would be limited to the merchant's own operations. + <p><a class="btn btn-info" href="http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/12/judge-rules-that-banks-can-sue-target-for-2013-credit-card-hack/" role="button">Source</a></p> diff --git a/financial-news/2014-12-06.inc b/financial-news/2014-12-06.inc new file mode 100644 index 00000000..bc0a6e7e --- /dev/null +++ b/financial-news/2014-12-06.inc @@ -0,0 +1,8 @@ + <h3>6-12-2014: Visa and MasterCard's uncompetitive business practices</h3> + <p>The Visa and MasterCard duopoly has eliminated competition among + banks, setting fees that take away a significant share of profits from + small merchants.<br> + Taler is an open standard with free software + implementations, so merchants do not have to fear a lack of competition. + </p> + <p><a class="btn btn-info" href="http://www.ocregister.com/articles/gas-644344-card-fees.html" role="button">Source</a></p> diff --git a/financial-news/2015-03-17.inc b/financial-news/2015-03-17.inc new file mode 100644 index 00000000..8cdebfe7 --- /dev/null +++ b/financial-news/2015-03-17.inc @@ -0,0 +1,9 @@ + <h3>17-3-2015: Pointing Fingers in Apple Pay Fraud</h3> + <p>Apple Pay may be easy to use, but the simplistic + user identification creates opportunities for fraud, + resulting in much higher fraud rates than even with traditional + credit card systems.<br> + Taler does not require user identification, enabling + ease of use while also being effective against fraud. + </p> + <p><a class="btn btn-info" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/17/business/banks-find-fraud-abounds-in-apple-pay.html?_r=0" role="button">Source</a></p> diff --git a/financial-news/2015-04-30.inc b/financial-news/2015-04-30.inc new file mode 100644 index 00000000..bd0e23d1 --- /dev/null +++ b/financial-news/2015-04-30.inc @@ -0,0 +1,12 @@ + <h3>30-4-2015: 1970 Researchers Predicted Debit Cards Would be Great for Surveillance</h3> + <p>"Suppose you were an advisor to the head of the KGB, + the Soviet Secret Police. Suppose you are given the + assignment of designing a system for the surveillance of all + citizens and visitors within the boundaries of the USSR. The + system is not to be too obtrusive or obvious. What would be + your decision?"<br> + The think tank RAND essentially answered this question with + a blueprint for modern payment systems. Taler offers an + escape from the financial panopticon. + </p> + <p><a class="btn btn-info" href="http://paleofuture.gizmodo.com/1970s-researchers-predicted-debit-cards-would-be-great-1699216972" role="button">Source</a></p> diff --git a/financial-news/2015-12-22.inc b/financial-news/2015-12-22.inc new file mode 100644 index 00000000..c66cb4ac --- /dev/null +++ b/financial-news/2015-12-22.inc @@ -0,0 +1,10 @@ + <h3>22-12-2015: Sicherheitsforscher hacken das EC-Bezahlsystem</h3> + <p>Security researchers found serious security flaws in the German "electronic cash" system + which enable criminals to withdraw funds from merchant accounts based on the information printed + on receipts and other information obtained from public sources or point-of-sales terminals purchased + online.<br> + The German "electronic cash" system is based on the "Poseidon" protocol, for + which there is no publicly accessible specification or reference implementation. This has allowed + such major security holes to persist for decades. + </p> + <p><a class="btn btn-info" href="http://www.zeit.de/digital/datenschutz/2015-12/electronic-cash-bezahlsystem-terminals-gehackt" role="button">Source</a></p> diff --git a/financial-news/2016-07-23.inc b/financial-news/2016-07-23.inc new file mode 100644 index 00000000..49955bde --- /dev/null +++ b/financial-news/2016-07-23.inc @@ -0,0 +1,9 @@ + <h3>23-07-2016: How banks are refusing to shoulder responsibility for fraud</h3> + <p>Banks are naturally unhappy about shouldering the cost for fraud, and use + various tricks to impose the costs on their customers without providing + adequate help to minimize fraud.<br> + With GNU Taler, cryptography ensures that identity theft and many related + types of fraud are no longer possible, allowing banks to offer customers + a payment experience where neither side needs to worry about fraud. + </p> + <p><a class="btn btn-info" href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/personal-banking/current-accounts/how-banks-are-refusing-to-shoulder-responsibility-for-fraud/" role="button">Source</a></p> diff --git a/financial-news/2016-10-15.inc b/financial-news/2016-10-15.inc new file mode 100644 index 00000000..2954dc1b --- /dev/null +++ b/financial-news/2016-10-15.inc @@ -0,0 +1,7 @@ + <h3>15-10-2016: Thousands of online stores found skimming</h3> + <p>Security researchers found evidence of adversaries targeting online shops offering credit cards + to steal and resell credit card credentials.<br> + With GNU Taler, shops would never receive sensitive personal information such as credit cards, + thus hacked online shops would not create such hassles for consumers. + </p> + <p><a class="btn btn-info" href="https://gwillem.gitlab.io/2016/10/11/5900-online-stores-found-skimming/" role="button">Source</a></p> diff --git a/financial-news/2016-10-21.inc b/financial-news/2016-10-21.inc new file mode 100644 index 00000000..47cad2ca --- /dev/null +++ b/financial-news/2016-10-21.inc @@ -0,0 +1,8 @@ + <h3>21-10-2016: Indian banks warn 3.2 million customers</h3> + <p>A major data breach of Indian banks forced these institutions to warn 3.2 million + customers that their accounts might have been compromised and that they need + to obtain new bank cards and PIN numbers.<br> + With GNU Taler, banks can implement privacy by design and minimize data collection, + minimizing the impact of security breaches and satisfying GDPR regulations in Europe. + </p> + <p><a class="btn btn-info" href="http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/Vermutliche-Datenpanne-Indische-Banken-warnen-3-2-Millionen-Kunden-3356582.html" role="button">Source</a></p> diff --git a/financial-news/2016-10-24.inc b/financial-news/2016-10-24.inc new file mode 100644 index 00000000..f7bee43a --- /dev/null +++ b/financial-news/2016-10-24.inc @@ -0,0 +1,10 @@ + <h3>24-10-2016: ApplePay starts in France</h3> + <p>With ApplePay starting in France, pressure on + European banks increase as they are set to + lose market share to big technology providers.<br> + With GNU Taler, we could establish an open standard with a level + playing field preserving the independence of national economies + by establishing a commons that protects critical infrastructure + from domination by a handful of global players. + </p> + <p><a class="btn btn-info" href="http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/Apple-Pay-startet-in-Frankreich-3272412.html" role="button">Source</a></p> diff --git a/financial-news/2016-10-26.inc b/financial-news/2016-10-26.inc new file mode 100644 index 00000000..146aab1f --- /dev/null +++ b/financial-news/2016-10-26.inc @@ -0,0 +1,10 @@ + <h3>24-10-2016: Alipay gains acceptance in US and Europe</h3> + <p>With Alipay being increasingly accepted in retail stores in US and Europe, + European banks continue to lose market share to big technology + providers.<br> + With GNU Taler, we could establish an open standard with a level + playing field preserving the independence of national economies + by establishing a commons that protects critical infrastructure + from domination by a handful of global players. + </p> + <p><a class="btn btn-info" href="http://www.nfcworld.com/2016/10/24/347979/alipay-gains-acceptance-us-europe/?utm_content=buffer16d78&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer" role="button">Source</a></p> |