"Adult Player" Porn App Takes Picture, Then Demands Ransom

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Mark Melin
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Society at large doesn’t yet realize it, but there is a battle being fought with technology as the battle ground. While technology can be a positive in life – and has advanced society to new heights – increasingly it is being associated with negative consequences. For instance, algorithmic trading was blamed by some for their hedge fund losses, and algorithmic, “price insensitive buyers” are maligned in certain areas. But it’s not just trading and investing where this trend emerges. Consider how computer technology can turn on individuals and demand ransom. Virus takes pictures of users as they consume porn The…

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Mark Melin is an alternative investment practitioner whose specialty is recognizing the impact of beta market environment on a technical trading strategy. A portfolio and industry consultant, wrote or edited three books including High Performance Managed Futures (Wiley 2010) and The Chicago Board of Trade’s Handbook of Futures and Options (McGraw-Hill 2008) and taught a course at Northwestern University's executive education program.