Thursday, August 31, 2017

International Business Times: Bitcoin Is Anonymous — Unless You’re Busted By Website Cookies


Bitcoin Is Anonymous — Unless You're Busted By Website Cookies
International Business Times

Using the bitcoin cryptocurrency to buy goods and services online can lead to the currency's famed anonymity being overturned and user identity exposed, a team of researchers has warned. It was found that cookies used by websites to track visitors around the internet make it possible for the anonymity treasured by bitcoin users to be stripped away, linking bitcoin wallets with the real-world identity of their owners. Newsweek is hosting a Structure Security event Sept. 26-27 in San Francisco. Read the full story


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