From 706be64b63b06d422e48f64ff381e81efce61f24 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Christian Grothoff Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2017 14:18:10 +0100 Subject: reorganizing financial news --- financial-news.html.j2.inc | 158 ++++-------------------------------------- financial-news/2013-09-15.inc | 13 ++++ financial-news/2014-09-10.inc | 17 +++++ financial-news/2014-11-13.inc | 12 ++++ financial-news/2014-12-05.inc | 21 ++++++ financial-news/2014-12-06.inc | 8 +++ financial-news/2015-03-17.inc | 9 +++ financial-news/2015-04-30.inc | 12 ++++ financial-news/2015-12-22.inc | 10 +++ financial-news/2016-07-23.inc | 9 +++ financial-news/2016-10-15.inc | 7 ++ financial-news/2016-10-21.inc | 8 +++ financial-news/2016-10-24.inc | 10 +++ financial-news/2016-10-26.inc | 10 +++ 14 files changed, 159 insertions(+), 145 deletions(-) create mode 100644 financial-news/2013-09-15.inc create mode 100644 financial-news/2014-09-10.inc create mode 100644 financial-news/2014-11-13.inc create mode 100644 financial-news/2014-12-05.inc create mode 100644 financial-news/2014-12-06.inc create mode 100644 financial-news/2015-03-17.inc create mode 100644 financial-news/2015-04-30.inc create mode 100644 financial-news/2015-12-22.inc create mode 100644 financial-news/2016-07-23.inc create mode 100644 financial-news/2016-10-15.inc create mode 100644 financial-news/2016-10-21.inc create mode 100644 financial-news/2016-10-24.inc create mode 100644 financial-news/2016-10-26.inc 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 @@ -

24-10-2016: Alipay gains acceptance in US and Europe

-

With Alipay being increasingly accepted in retail stores in US and Europe, - European banks continue to lose market share to big technology - providers.
- 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. -

-

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21-10-2016: Indian banks warn 3.2 million customers

-

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.
- 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. -

-

Source

-

15-10-2016: Thousands of online stores found skimming

-

Security researchers found evidence of adversaries targeting online shops offering credit cards - to steal and resell credit card credentials.
- 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. -

-

Source

-

23-07-2016: How banks are refusing to shoulder responsibility for fraud

-

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.
- 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. -

-

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-

24-10-2016: ApplePay starts in France

-

With ApplePay starting in France, pressure on - European banks increase as they are set to - lose market share to big technology providers.
- 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. -

-

Source

-

22-12-2015: Sicherheitsforscher hacken das EC-Bezahlsystem

-

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.
- 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. -

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30-4-2015: 1970 Researchers Predicted Debit Cards Would be Great for Surveillance

-

"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?"
- The think tank RAND essentially answered this question with - a blueprint for modern payment systems. Taler offers an - escape from the financial panopticon. -

-

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-

17-3-2015: Pointing Fingers in Apple Pay Fraud

-

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.
- Taler does not require user identification, enabling - ease of use while also being effective against fraud. -

-

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6-12-2014: Visa and MasterCard's uncompetitive business practices

-

The Visa and MasterCard duopoly has eliminated competition among - banks, setting fees that take away a significant share of profits from - small merchants.
- Taler is an open standard with free software - implementations, so merchants do not have to fear a lack of competition. -

-

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5-12-2014: US judge rules banks can sue merchant for bad security

-

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.
- 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. -

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-

5-12-2014: PayPal for Android gains fingerprint support

-

Following Visa and MasterCard's move to biometrics, PayPal - now supports authenticating purchases with fingerprint - recognition. - Hence, police can now forcefully take user's fingerprints and - access their mobile computers and possibly empty their electronic wallets - in addition to their physical wallets.
- For Taler, we advise users to protect their digital wallets using - passphrases. -

-

Source

-

10-9-2014: PayPal accounts hacked with a click

-

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.
- 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. -

-

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-

13-11-2014: Visa and MasterCard's to move from passwords to biometrics

-

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.
- 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. -

-

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-

15-9-2013: NSA follows the Money

-

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.
- 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. -

-

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15-9-2013: NSA follows the Money

+

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.
+ 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. +

+

Source

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10-9-2014: PayPal accounts hacked with a click

+

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.
+ 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. +

+

Source

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13-11-2014: Visa and MasterCard's to move from passwords to biometrics

+

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.
+ 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. +

+

Source

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5-12-2014: PayPal for Android gains fingerprint support

+

Following Visa and MasterCard's move to biometrics, PayPal + now supports authenticating purchases with fingerprint + recognition. + Hence, police can now forcefully take user's fingerprints and + access their mobile computers and possibly empty their electronic wallets + in addition to their physical wallets.
+ For Taler, we advise users to protect their digital wallets using + passphrases. +

+

Source

+ +

5-12-2014: US judge rules banks can sue merchant for bad security

+

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.
+ 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. +

Source

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 @@ +

6-12-2014: Visa and MasterCard's uncompetitive business practices

+

The Visa and MasterCard duopoly has eliminated competition among + banks, setting fees that take away a significant share of profits from + small merchants.
+ Taler is an open standard with free software + implementations, so merchants do not have to fear a lack of competition. +

+

Source

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 @@ +

17-3-2015: Pointing Fingers in Apple Pay Fraud

+

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.
+ Taler does not require user identification, enabling + ease of use while also being effective against fraud. +

+

Source

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 @@ +

30-4-2015: 1970 Researchers Predicted Debit Cards Would be Great for Surveillance

+

"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?"
+ The think tank RAND essentially answered this question with + a blueprint for modern payment systems. Taler offers an + escape from the financial panopticon. +

+

Source

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 @@ +

22-12-2015: Sicherheitsforscher hacken das EC-Bezahlsystem

+

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.
+ 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. +

+

Source

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 @@ +

23-07-2016: How banks are refusing to shoulder responsibility for fraud

+

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.
+ 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. +

+

Source

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 @@ +

15-10-2016: Thousands of online stores found skimming

+

Security researchers found evidence of adversaries targeting online shops offering credit cards + to steal and resell credit card credentials.
+ 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. +

+

Source

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 @@ +

21-10-2016: Indian banks warn 3.2 million customers

+

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.
+ 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. +

+

Source

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 @@ +

24-10-2016: ApplePay starts in France

+

With ApplePay starting in France, pressure on + European banks increase as they are set to + lose market share to big technology providers.
+ 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. +

+

Source

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 @@ +

24-10-2016: Alipay gains acceptance in US and Europe

+

With Alipay being increasingly accepted in retail stores in US and Europe, + European banks continue to lose market share to big technology + providers.
+ 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. +

+

Source

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