Privacy


Policy

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.

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Policy

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.

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Tech

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.

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Tech

Blockstream Is Working on Simpler, More Private Multisig Bitcoin Transactions

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

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Markets

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.

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Tech

‘Digital Mercenaries’: Why Blockchain Analytics Firms Have Privacy Advocates Worried

Blockchain surveillance highlights the tension between further crypto transparency that encourages wider adoption and its cypherpunk roots.

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Tech

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.

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Policy

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.

The DOJ's crypto enforcement framework takes aim at privacy coins and anonymity-enhancing services like mixers.

Tech

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?

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Finance

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.

HOPR's founding team: Robert Kiel, Sebastian Bürgel and Rik Krieger.