В Китае вынесли смертный приговор бывшему председателю Bank of China — за взяточничество и незаконную выдачу кредитов. Однако экс-начальник «честно признался» в своих грехах, вернул большую часть средств (десятки миллионов долларов) и на этом фоне приговор не будет немедленно приведен в исполнение. Суд назначил двухлетнюю отсрочку и условие, что казнь состоится только в том случае, если он совершит дополнительные преступления в течение этого периода.
Сначала кажется, что контраст, конечно, с японскими банкирами разительный, но — если вчитаешься внимательно — то понимаешь, что и капиталистический, и коммунистический подход к жизням начальства относятся гораздо бережнее, чем к простым смертным.
В Китае вынесли смертный приговор бывшему председателю Bank of China — за взяточничество и незаконную выдачу кредитов. Однако экс-начальник «честно признался» в своих грехах, вернул большую часть средств (десятки миллионов долларов) и на этом фоне приговор не будет немедленно приведен в исполнение. Суд назначил двухлетнюю отсрочку и условие, что казнь состоится только в том случае, если он совершит дополнительные преступления в течение этого периода.
Сначала кажется, что контраст, конечно, с японскими банкирами разительный, но — если вчитаешься внимательно — то понимаешь, что и капиталистический, и коммунистический подход к жизням начальства относятся гораздо бережнее, чем к простым смертным.
At the start of 2018, the company attempted to launch an Initial Coin Offering (ICO) which would enable it to enable payments (and earn the cash that comes from doing so). The initial signals were promising, especially given Telegram’s user base is already fairly crypto-savvy. It raised an initial tranche of cash – worth more than a billion dollars – to help develop the coin before opening sales to the public. Unfortunately, third-party sales of coins bought in those initial fundraising rounds raised the ire of the SEC, which brought the hammer down on the whole operation. In 2020, officials ordered Telegram to pay a fine of $18.5 million and hand back much of the cash that it had raised. Russians and Ukrainians are both prolific users of Telegram. They rely on the app for channels that act as newsfeeds, group chats (both public and private), and one-to-one communication. Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Telegram has remained an important lifeline for both Russians and Ukrainians, as a way of staying aware of the latest news and keeping in touch with loved ones. Telegram has gained a reputation as the “secure” communications app in the post-Soviet states, but whenever you make choices about your digital security, it’s important to start by asking yourself, “What exactly am I securing? And who am I securing it from?” These questions should inform your decisions about whether you are using the right tool or platform for your digital security needs. Telegram is certainly not the most secure messaging app on the market right now. Its security model requires users to place a great deal of trust in Telegram’s ability to protect user data. For some users, this may be good enough for now. For others, it may be wiser to move to a different platform for certain kinds of high-risk communications. Additionally, investors are often instructed to deposit monies into personal bank accounts of individuals who claim to represent a legitimate entity, and/or into an unrelated corporate account. To lend credence and to lure unsuspecting victims, perpetrators usually claim that their entity and/or the investment schemes are approved by financial authorities. If you initiate a Secret Chat, however, then these communications are end-to-end encrypted and are tied to the device you are using. That means it’s less convenient to access them across multiple platforms, but you are at far less risk of snooping. Back in the day, Secret Chats received some praise from the EFF, but the fact that its standard system isn’t as secure earned it some criticism. If you’re looking for something that is considered more reliable by privacy advocates, then Signal is the EFF’s preferred platform, although that too is not without some caveats.
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