Privacy

As central banks around the world race to establish a CBDC, Republican senators Marsha Blackburn, Cynthia Lummis and Roger Wicker are calling on the U.S. national team to effectively boycott China’s digital currency at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, citing privacy concerns. “CBDC nationalism could get really ugly,” host Zack Seward said.

20 jul 2021

The European Central Bank (ECB) said Wednesday it would move from discussion to exploration in its plans to develop a eurozone central bank digital currency (CBDC). “The Hash” panel discusses the outlook for the digital euro, raising concerns over privacy and financial sovereignty.

14 jul 2021

The European Parliament approved a mass surveillance law that would allow digital companies to scan all users' personal messages on their platforms. "The Hash" hosts dig into the details of the bill as a potential endangerment to the right to privacy and the importance of encrypting data and communication. "In terms of crypto, I'm just thankful that there is strong encryption," host Will Foxley said.

7 jul 2021

Sam Altman, former head of startup accelerator Y Combinator, is starting his own cryptocurrency called "worldcoin." For worldcoin to work, users must let the project scan their retinas, according to Bloomberg. "The Hash" team explore larger issues of privacy.

1 jul 2021

A major law enforcement operation has captured hundreds of crime rings and recovered millions in crypto. The operation involved the surveillance of 27 million messages via an encrypted messaging platform, “Anom.” “The Hash” panel discusses how law enforcement used the encrypted app and what it means for data privacy and security.

9 jun 2021

Alibaba’s UCWeb private browser, which some say is the fourth largest browser in the world, is in fact not so private after all, as revealed by Forbes. Security researchers found that browsing histories and fingerprinting data are being harvested on UCWeb’s and Alibaba’s servers. “The Hash” team debates the burgeoning world of data privacy.

2 jun 2021

The science fiction author and blogger holds forth on how to restore internet freedom in an era when “the whole tech industry’s leadership fits around one table.”

27 mei 2021

According to a VICE report, fintech giant Plaid paid some people $500 for their employer payroll logins. “The Hash” panel reacts, raising the potential connections to privacy violation and hacking laws.

11 mei 2021

A U.S. court has ruled that Kraken must comply with a “John Doe” summons that allows the IRS to track down users who transacted more than $20K in crypto on the exchange between 2016 and 2020. “The Hash” panel discusses privacy and government crypto surveillance.

6 mei 2021

The phone numbers, email addresses and other personal data belonging to 533 million Facebook users have been found online following a massive data breach. "The Hash" panel discusses what happened and the risks people take with keeping their info on giant centralized social media networks.

5 apr 2021