Fake privacy gadgets, from Anonabox to Sever: Fighting a strange and profitable epidemic
Digital privacy and security took center stage in 2013, when we learned the extent of government surveillance on citizens under the Patriot Act. This paved the way for the success of privacy and security focused gadgets such as Blackphone, which received $30 million in investment before a prototype was even made.Combined with increasing public concern about hacking and security, a never-ending wave of too-good-to-be-true privacy gadgets have been raking in the dough through crowdfunding websites such as Indiegogo and Kickstarter.None in the wave of magic gadgets has yet to deliver a single working product — and funders are getting restless.
http://www.zdnet.com/article/the-sad-strange-and-profitable-fake-privacy-gadget-epidemic/
Related Posts
Tax hikes on cigarettes and alcohol to encourage smuggling, tradesmen union says
The recent rise in fixed tax from cigarettes and alcohol over the inflation rate...
Customs foils bid to smuggle in nine million sticks of cigarettes
The Royal Malaysian Customs Department thwarted an attempt to smuggle in nine...
Column: Shake off that ‘fake’ addiction
In 2005, the Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)...
Hong Kong Customs Seize $80 Million Worth of Suspected Smuggled Goods from Ocean-Going Vessels, Investigations Underway, Arrests Possible
Hong Kong Customs detects two smuggling cases involving ocean-going vessels...