Many have called the long-rumored rules an existential threat to peer-to-peer transactions.
Tag: Privacy
‘Secret’ bridge turns ERC-20 tokens into privacy coins
“Secret Tokens combine the programmability of ERC-20s with the privacy of coins like Zcash or Monero.”
US FTC digs into Big Tech’s centralized reservoirs of user data
As antitrust enforcement hits Facebook and Google, the Federal Trade Commission is digging into misuse of consumer data.
Law Decoded: The war of the wallets, 12/4–12/11
Determining the future of who can and cannot custody crypto and how much you need to know about them remains a central topic of discussion.
FinCEN Encourages Banks to Share Customer Information With Each Other
The guidance is apt to chafe privacy advocates, inside and outside the crypto space, who are already uneasy about the honeypot that FinCEN’s suspicious activity report database has become.
Snowden and human rights advocates talk internet surveillance in the era of BLM
Challenges to internet freedom are threats to grassroots protests, panelists agreed.
World Economic Forum Wants to Standardize Ethical Data Collection
The World Economic Forum wants to create guidelines for data storage and distribution, in hopes of making it easier for researchers and governments to make informed decisions.
Blockchain-Based Immunity Passports Don’t Resolve Core Privacy Issues: Report
Proposals for immunity or vaccine passes have resurfaced with promising news about vaccines, but the web standards they’re based on contain flaws.
This privacy-focused Ethereum token is up 400% in a week after Coinbase listed it
It appears that the “Coinbase Effect” is back.
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It’s not about data ownership, it’s about data control, EFF director says
She believes that by agreeing to certain “Terms of Service,” users abdicate a portion of their rights.
