Privacy

Privacy

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.

Business  ·  7 December 2020
Bitcoin

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.

Tech  ·  1 December 2020
Regulation

CipherTrace Says Homeland Security Work Gave Rise to Monero-Tracking Patent Filings

CipherTrace has filed two patent applications it claims offer technologies that could help authorities in tracking monero transactions.

Tech  ·  23 November 2020
Privacy

Duality Technologies Launches Platform for Analyzing Big Data While Keeping It Private

The platform is a step forward in practical uses for Homomorphic Encryption, letting multiple actors conduct analysis while keeping the data encrypted.

Tech  ·  18 November 2020
Privacy

New Mac Update Leaves Users No Room to Escape Data Collection

Following a recent Mac update, users will have to find alternatives if they want out from under Apple’s eye.

Tech  ·  17 November 2020
Privacy

Data Is Labor: Why We Need Data Unions

It's time to unionize and take back the wealth created by personal data, says a leading activist.

Policy & regulation  ·  15 November 2020
Cryptocurrency

California’s Prop. 24 Could Be a ‘Silver Lining’ for Crypto Exchanges Looking to Comply With GDPR

Chair of the Prop. 24 advisory board and crypto advocate, Andrew Yang, thinks it could set a new bar for data privacy rights across the U.S.

Policy & regulation  ·  6 November 2020
Bitcoin

Wasabi Wallet 2.0 Will Offer Automatic CoinJoins by Default to Boost Privacy

One of the main Wasabi Wallet 2.0 improvements is not just to the CoinJoin design through WabiSabi, but also its usability. We could see it debut in about nine months.

Tech  ·  5 November 2020
Bitcoin

Blockstream Is Working on Simpler, More Private Multi-Sig Bitcoin Transactions

Made possible by Taproot, MuSig2 is designed to make multi-signature Bitcoin transactions less complex without sacrificing privacy.

Tech  ·  4 November 2020
Security

Crypto.com: We Got the Highest Ratings on Privacy, Security Based on US Standards

The crypto exchange and finance platform said it got high ratings for privacy and security using standards developed by a U.S. government agency.

News  ·  4 November 2020
Privacy

Three Trends Killing Web Privacy and Decentralization

The decentralized design of the web gives it the potential to be more privacy-preserving than any other system. Yet, there are long-range threats at play.

Tech  ·  22 October 2020
Privacy

DOJ’s Crypto Framework Is ‘a Complete Disaster’ for Digital Privacy Rights

The U.S. Department of Justice's enforcement framework may pose a serious threat to the digital privacy rights of crypto users.

Policy & regulation  ·  22 October 2020
Ethereum

What the History of Headphones Says About the Internet’s Future

What does the historical development of headphones tell us about the future of the internet?

Tech  ·  21 October 2020
Privacy

Binance-Backed Privacy Mavens Release Tokenomic Lynchpin: ‘Proof-of-Relay’

Rewards gathered on the testnet will be made available when HOPR tokens launch on the live mainnet later this year.

Business  ·  20 October 2020
Privacy

Zcoin Employs Burn-and-Redeem Privacy Model, Offering Alternative to Coinjoins

The Lelantus protocol, launched on privacy coin Zcoin’s testnet, lets users redeem partial amounts of a total coin burn rather than all of it at once.

Tech  ·  20 October 2020