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Why some EU Countries Don't Use The Euro

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The formation of the European Union (EU) paved the way for a unified, multicountry financial system under a single currency—the euro. While most EU member nations agreed to adopt the euro, a few, like the United Kingdom, Denmark, and Sweden (among others), have decided to stick with their own legacy currencies. This article discusses the reasons why some EU nations have shied away from the euro and what advantages this may confer on their economies. There are currently 28 nations in the European Union and of these, nine countries are not in the eurozone—the unified monetary system using the euro. Two of these countries, the United Kingdom and Denmark, are legally exempt from ever adopting the euro (the UK has voted to leave the EU). All other EU countries must enter the eurozone after meeting certain criteria. Countries, however, do have the right to put off meeting the eurozone criteria and thereby postpone their adoption of the euro. EU nations are diverse in culture, cl...

From black money, fake currency and terror financing to cashless society in India

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Indian PM saying "I am not hiding my  face. I t's a Radio Program" The primary pitch and narrative of the demonetisation drive by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi seems to have taken a major shift to cashless economy from the initial key highlights of war against black money, corruption and counterfeit currency. “Our dream is that there should be a cashless society. This is correct that 100 percent cashless society is never possible. But we can make a start with less-cash society, then cashless society will not be a far-off destination,” Modi said in the programme.  A significant part of the speech was devoted to the youth with the Indian PM calling out to make the transition happen first to a ‘less-cash economy’ and a ‘cashless’ economy later. There was mention about black money, but the core of the talk was change to a cashless economy.The Indian PM urged people to start using cash substitutes like debit cards and digital wallets, saying it will ma...

Internet hacking, how & what to do?

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Just a lil background first.IP address is your addresses on the internet. Everyone gets one from their ISP and each time you visit a website you give your IP address to that site.                                           One of the most common techniques for hacking is known as brute force password cracking. Using tools available online, you can run large lists of possible passwords (usually in the millions) against various network security protocols until the correct password is discovered. The length of time a brute force password attack takes depends on the processing speed of your computer, your Internet connection speed (and any proxy servers you are relying on for anonymity), and some of the security features that may or may not be installed on the target system. To maximize the effectiveness of a brute force password attack, a good hacker will also incorporat...