Day: March 2, 2022

BitConnect boss accused of $2.4bn fraud has disappeared

Posted on by Robin Edgar

Satish Kumbhani, who is accused of scamming people out of $2.4bn in a cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme, has disappeared while evading an American watchdog, a court was told this week. The BitConnect founder fled his home nation of India and went to ground in another country as the US Securities and Exchange Commission sought to serve Read more about BitConnect boss accused of $2.4bn fraud has disappeared[…]

UK Online Safety Bill to require more data to use social media – eg send them your passport

Posted on by Robin Edgar

The country’s forthcoming Online Safety Bill will require citizens to hand over even more personal data to largely foreign-headquartered social media platforms, government minister Nadine Dorries has declared. “The vast majority of social networks used in the UK do not require people to share any personal details about themselves – they are able to identify Read more about UK Online Safety Bill to require more data to use social media – eg send them your passport[…]