Published
5 years ago on
October 02, 2018
“The information leaks were first identified by the Judicial Police. The GDIS’s internal security service was then notified, and pursued investigating the case further. Every member of personnel within the GDIS has an individual code which tracks their computer activity. By using this code, the investigation was able to identify the perpetrator responsible for the data leaks.â€There’s a serious take home message here This again acts as another instance that relates Bitcoin to crime. Many reports are starting to blame Bitcoin for having a role in this, but as we know, this isn’t the case. It’s actually just that the agent in question decided to sell the secrets for Bitcoin, because Bitcoin is easy to use. Tarnishing Bitcoin with crime is like saying every hammer has the potential to be used in car theft, yes, it could be used in car theft but it also has a lot of other more positive uses too. There’s a huge problem with in the media, a problem that constantly uses crime to undermine the liberating power that Bitcoin holds. It’s making Bitcoin adoption harder to achieve and it’s making Bitcoin investors look shady. We’re not all hiding on the dark web and we’re not all purchasing French state secrets online. The real challenge here is convincing the French government that Bitcoin is not the issue here, the issue is the trust within their own structures. Bitcoin did not facilitate this crime, nor did it allow it to happen. If Bitcoin wasn’t there as a payment medium, FIAT cash would have been used instead. References The Next Web
