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Researchers talk of the “privacy paradox”: when asked, people say that they care much more about their privacy than their actions would suggest.

From The “free” economy comes at a cost

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The Global Chief Product Officer at Citi Fintech said earlier this year that…

Money will always be emotional – Each money exchange represents a need, a want, a desire, a belief, a commitment. The value we place on money has always been driven by our emotions.

From The Deeper Meaning of Money | Carey OConnor Kolaja | Pulse | LinkedIn

This is why I harbour the deep-seated suspicion that there is a strong link between the many forms of money that will be forged in the digital revolution and the communities that they serve. In an industrial age, it was simply not possible to have a thousand different currencies circulating in a city. But in the very near future, their may be millions, each of them addressing different emotional niches.

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Bitcoin is based on a public record of transactions known as the blockchain. Law enforcement has gotten better at analyzing the data and catching criminals. As a result, criminals are starting to use other digital currencies such as monero, which is built specifically for increased user privacy.

From Dark web finds bitcoin increasingly more of a problem than a help, tries other digital currencies

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Web users in China are facing a series of new rules from the Cyberspace Administration of China that will take effect from 1 October… with digital platforms potentially having to scan identity cards before allowing users to post online.

From Chinese social media users face harsh new rules on digital identity | Mobile Marketing Magazine

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Facebook’s F8 developer conference on Tuesday brought the launch of the beta version of Delegated Account Recovery, a way for the social network to be the backup security key in case you forget your password on different, non-Facebook services.

From Facebook wants to kill the password – Apr. 19, 2017

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View more sharing options Shares 42 Michael Safi in Delhi @safimichael Thursday 24 August 2017 10.01 BST First published on Thursday 24 August 2017 07.15 BST India’s top court has unanimously declared that privacy is a fundamental right, in a landmark judgment that could derail the world’s largest biometric identity card scheme.

From Indian court rules privacy a ‘fundamental right’ in battle over national ID cards | World news | The Guardian

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China’s two biggest bitcoin exchanges, Huobi and OKCoin, collectively invested around 1 billion yuan ($150 million) of idle client funds into “wealth management products“—which are often high-yielding and risky—for their own gain

From Huobi and OKCoin, China’s two biggest bitcoin (BTC) exchanges, helped themselves to $150 million in idle client funds — Quartz

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“Everybody I know in the cryptocurrency space has gotten their phone number stolen,” said Joby Weeks, a Bitcoin entrepreneur.

Mr. Weeks lost his phone number and about a million dollars’ worth of virtual currency late last year, despite having asked his mobile phone provider for additional security after his wife and parents lost control of their phone numbers.

From Identity Thieves Hijack Cellphone Accounts to Go After Virtual Currency – The New York Times

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Mapping the IT landscape of a large organisation is probably not an easy task and Rabobank is attempting to resolve this via the construction of a 3D model of its own structure and supporting IT systems.

From Rabobank builds 3D model of its own IT landscape » Banking Technology

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Another aspect of working with a chatbot in Facebook Messenger that makes bankers nervous is allowing Facebook itself to see customer data.

From How TD Ameritrade tackles security in Facebook Messenger chatbot | American Banker

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