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Jan 26, 2022

What do criminals get wrong about crypto? "They're very greedy obviously and when they go after too much money they get the headlights on them,"

@avivahl

says. More on her #PrivacyWeek story on the CoinDesk spotlight, sponsored by

@Nexo

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Jan 26, 2022

Privacy in the form of zero-knowledge proofs is key to getting companies interested using blockchains. Without it, the tech is like the internet before encryption: interesting but not commercially viable,

@pbrody

writes in a #PrivacyWeek op-ed:

For Enterprises, Privacy Is the Critical Blockchain Feature

Zero-knowledge proofs will do for blockchains what encryption did for Web 1.0, says EY's blockchain leader. This post is part of CoinDesk's Privacy Week.

Jan 26, 2022

Be sure to check back tomorrow for even more #PrivacyWeek stories 👉 bit.ly/3Aqg3hv Until then, we want to know: What's the No. 1 threat to financial privacy?

CBDCs replacing
57.3%
"Travel rule" & AML regs
14.3%
Blockchain investigator
20.8%
Venmo's social feed
7.6%

510 votesFinal results

For #PrivacyWeek,

reviewed the privacy policies of 24 major crypto platforms to see how much they know about users and how transparent they are about it. Here’s what she found:

How Binance, Coinbase and 22 Other Crypto Exchanges Handle Your Data

A CoinDesk review of privacy policies from two dozen major crypto exchanges found the industry collects a wealth of personal information about users. Some disclose more about their practices than...

10 things you can change about your computer, mobile and money setup to gain a little secrecy.

@sethforprivacy

breaks them down for #PrivacyWeek:

A Step-by-Step Guide to Going Private

From using bitcoin and monero to updating your computer's operating system, Seth for Privacy presents 10 security tips for CoinDesk's "Privacy Week."

Data hoarders like Facebook and Google aren’t just threats to stability, they’re undermining our collective wisdom,

@davidzmorris

writes for #PrivacyWeek.

The Algorithmic Life Is Not Worth Living

Behavior modeling is the flywheel of the digital economy - and it's making us all stupid, boring, and neurotic.

“Main Street doesn't want complete anonymity. It wants to use DeFi tools that strip away just enough secrets to assure that dirty money is being excluded,”

@jp_koning

writes for #PrivacyWeek.

The Privacy That DeFi Needs to Succeed

Mainstream adoption of DeFi tools will require far more secrecy, but not too much secrecy, and the right sort of secrecy, says CoinDesk columnist J.P. Koning. This post is part of CoinDesk's Privacy...

Check back tomorrow for even more #PrivacyWeek stories 👉 bit.ly/3Aqg3hv Until then, we want to know: What will be the savior of privacy?

Regulation
24.4%
Cypherpunks
16%
Personal responsibility
27%
We're all doomed
32.6%

726 votesFinal results

What did

mean when the on-chain analytics firm, now owned by

@mastercard

, told the

@USTreasury

it uses "honeypots"?

@realdannynelson

investigates for #PrivacyWeek 👉 bit.ly/3Hb5Sjr

"At some point it's going to be easier to buy a new Social Security number from the dark web than convince someone to take your real Social Security number,"

@zooko

says. He explains why we need widespread ZKP adoption on "First Mover" for #PrivacyWeek: coindesk.com/video/recent-v

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6:57 PM · Jan 28, 2022

Replying to

Privacy coins have been a disappointment from an investor’s perspective. Why haven’t they taken off?

@hosseeb

for CoinDesk’s “Privacy Week:"

4 Reasons Privacy Coins Haven't Taken Off

Privacy-preserving cryptocurrencies come with stigma and added expense, VC Haseeb Qureshi writes for CoinDesk's "Privacy Week."

Jan 28, 2022

It's up to crypto founders to protect users’ data, argues

@AntoniZolciak

for #PrivacyWeek.

A Look at EU's GDPR and What It Means for Crypto Privacy

Can open, immutable blockchains ever meet GDPR's privacy requirements? This article is part of CoinDesk's Privacy "Week."

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