Privacy


Markets

The Pandemic Turbocharged Online Privacy Concerns

In 2021, battles over the future of online privacy – and therefore the nature of the internet itself – will come to head, says Orchid's CEO.

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Tech

The Year We Learned the Rewards and Risks of Smart Devices

Moving into 2021, smart devices may be the most important battleground for data ownership and personal privacy, says IoTeX's co-founder.

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Tech

Secret Network Launches Bridge to Bring Transactional Privacy to Ethereum

The bridge will also give users access to Secret DeFi, privacy-preserving decentralized finance apps built on the Secret Network.

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Policy

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.

FinCEN director Kenneth Blanco

Markets

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.

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Policy

How FinCEN Became a Honeypot for Sensitive Personal Data

Financial data records collected by FinCEN are a valuable tool for law enforcement. They’re also a trove of personal data on people who have not committed a crime.

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Tech

First CoinSwap Test Could Herald an Era of Stronger Bitcoin Privacy

"A big day for bitcoin privacy," said developer Chris Belcher as he announced a test transaction implementing a promising privacy technology invented years ago

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Tech

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.

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Finance

Cryptocurrency Advised by Signal Founder Goes Live, Begins Trading on FTX

MobileCoin, which has been a bit of a white whale since the initial coin offering (ICO) era of 2017, announced a mainnet launch on Monday.

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Tech

Privacy Concerns Over Bitcoin Upgrade Taproot Are a 'Non-Issue,' Experts Say

Bitcoin privacy experts are unimpressed with a circulating slideshow-style privacy report that targets upcoming Bitcoin upgrade Taproot.

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