Blockchain: A New Battleground in Age-Old Tussle Between Privacy Advocates and Data-Hungry Governments, Says Colored Coins Founder

Although many players in the blockchain industry prioritize maximizing throughput, Alex Mizrahi, co-founder of Chromaway, believes providing users with a transparent, secure, and decentralized computing environment is still equally important. So while blockchain projects aspire to satisfy the basic need to transact, Mizrahi emphasizes that establishing consensus among nodes should not be the sole goal. … Read more

Parfin Creates New Blockchain to Be Used as Privacy Solution for Brazilian CBDC

Parfin, a financial technology company, has created a new blockchain system to be used as a privacy solution for the Brazilian CBDC, drex. Rayls, the new blockchain, will offer the possibility of operating in a permissioned way and also linking itself to other public blockchains using Rayls Public Chain, a native Ethereum layer two (L2). … Read more

Metamask Updates Privacy Policy, Explains When It May Process Users’ IP Addresses

Metamask, the popular Ethereum wallet, has updated its privacy policy. The update provides users with greater transparency and control over their personal data, specifically concerning IP address processing. According to the new policy, Metamask may temporarily process a user’s IP address only when required for certain services, depending on the user’s Metamask settings. This is … Read more

Experts Warn SEC’s Consolidated Audit Trail Is Unconstitutional

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) newest surveillance tool, the Consolidated Audit Trail (CAT), has sparked significant concerns among privacy advocates and legal experts, who warn of an unprecedented expansion of government monitoring over financial transactions. SEC’s CAT Sparks Privacy Concerns and Legal Challenges Recent developments, such as the SEC implementation of the Consolidated … Read more

Worldcoin Agrees to Temporarily Stop Operations in Spain

Worldcoin, the biometric proof-of-personhood identification protocol, has agreed to temporarily stop its operations in Spain. According to statements from the Spanish privacy watchdog AEPD, the company committed to stop its data collection practices for a year or until Baviera’s privacy regulator finishes its investigation into Worldcoin’s inner workings. Worldcoin to Pause Biometric Data Collection Activities … Read more

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