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Backdoor, security and privacy, there is the right balance? Experts say

May 14, 2016 by Lincoln

Security against privacy, is it possible to enjoy both at once? And if not, as they seem to demonstrate the measures that we applied again and again in our society, what is more important for citizens? This is the question again and again opens delicate debates for years.

In one of the last chapters of this debate we have seen how the FBI case against Apple has been the trigger for another derivative question: Are the really necessary rear doors? Should security forces have indiscriminate access to these devices when needed, as claimed by the FBI? It is what we have tried to elucidate with several experts in the field of computer security.

Is it safe Bitcoin? Its technology bare

May 12, 2016 by Lincoln

Internet has changed many things, and one of them is our way of seeing the money. It has gone from being something physical to be an intangible asset, a number on a page. We know it’s there because we trust the authority of banks, we believe in its value because we know that entities manage it as if it were physical and tangible money, but we cannot get it out of the air.

However, with Bitcoin, P2P currency booming, the matter is different. No entities in which trust. There is no bank that assures us “this money is true”. Instead, the validity of Bitcoin lies in its technology, in all techniques that ensure that functions as if it were a real currency. Let’s explain what that technology. It is a complex issue considerably, so first draw a simplified diagram of how it works and then we will be entering into the details, which are actually the most important and ensuring the validity of Bitcoin.

How to Use a Credit Card to chargeback

May 11, 2016 by Lincoln

A credit card chargeback occurs when a consumer is able to solve a negative transaction with a particular merchant and you need to request a refund or chargeback, from a bank or credit card companies.

Beyond Google: SEO Is Diversifying – Are You?

December 8, 2016May 10, 2016 by Lincoln

In mid February this year, Google rolled out their new programme of using blocks of four paid ads at the top of many of their results pages, instead of the previously standard one to three. Obviously, this has some implications for the future of SEO: no matter how well optimised your site is, it’s still only going to appear fourth, possibly underneath the page cut. So how can SEO adapt to this new system?