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Intro revision #673
Intro revision #673
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* Do not store any passwords in digital documents, digital photos, screenshots, online drives, encrypted PDFs, etc. Don't improvise security. Use a password manager or pen and paper. | ||
* Do not store any passwords in digital documents, digital photos, screenshots, online drives, encrypted PDFs, etc. Again, Do not improvise security. Use a password manager or pen and paper. |
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* Before transferring any large amounts (especially to new addresses), first do a small test transaction (e.g. less than $1 value) and wait for confirmation of receipt. | ||
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* When you create a new account, start by sending only a small test transaction to the new address. Once you receive the test transaction, try sending back again from that account. There are lots of reasons account creation can go wrong, and if it has gone wrong, it is better to find out with a small loss. If sending the test back works, all is well. | ||
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* "Block Explorers" are an easy way to independly see whether a transaction has been accepted by the network. | ||
* Public block explorers are an easy way to independently see whether a transaction has been accepted by the network. However, the easiness comes at the price of privacy. |
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Change to: "However, this convenience has a negative impact on your privacy, because you reveal your addresses to block explorers, which can track you."
Note: removed exclamation mark and used hyphens instead of parentheses in
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