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Kenyan Government Suspends Worldcoin Activity on Financial Security, Privacy Concerns
2.8.2023
Kenya is the first country to fully suspend Worldcoin operations. Data protection offices in Europe have started investigations
Report: French Privacy Regulator Probes Worldcoin’s Biometric Data Practices
29.7.2023
The French oversight agency, National Commission on Informatics and Liberty (CNIL), has raised doubts about the legality of Worldcoin’s biometric data collection methods. Besides questioning the legitimacy of its data acquisition processes, CNIL is also delving into how this biometric data...
United Kingdom’s digital pound meets public backlash — Why?
14.7.2023
The use of physical currency for transactions is plummeting globally, so why is the U.K. so tentative with its own central bank digital currency?
Privacy Concerns Dominate CBDC Discussion at Consensus 2023
5.6.2023
Some Consensus 2023 participants argue that the economic benefits of CBDCs are not worth the threats to privacy in an excerpt from CoinDesk’s first-ever Consensus @ Consensus Report
Monero community lashes out against ‘Mordinals’ amid privacy concerns
20.5.2023
It’s always been possible to store arbitrary data alongside blockchain transactions, but NFTs on Monero introduce a slew of new concerns
Ethereum researcher says staking reveals IP address sparking privacy concerns
14.4.2023
A researcher at the Ethereum Foundation said he had “internally” discovered that staking Ether reveals a user's IP address information
Metamask addresses privacy concerns with new features for enhanced control
14.3.2023
The new features allow a user to manage which servers are able to receive their IP address
Quest Pro VR headset raises privacy concerns for Meta’s future in metaverse
17.10.2022
Meta announced its latest VR headset, Quest Pro, which includes a new eye and facial movement tracker said to enhance digital avatar expressions and realism
Worldcoin Pulls Out Of Numerous Countries Amid Data Privacy Concerns, Technological Challenges
17.3.2022
Major crypto exchange Coinbase-backed startup Worldcoin has decided to stop operations in at least seven countries as a result of intensifying logistics challenges that are impacting the company’s launch plans.
The company is advancing a project to distribute crypto to every person on...
Hooray, Oculus Quest Devices No Longer Require Facebook Accounts
29.10.2021
While the biggest news from the Facebook Connect livestream was Facebook’s rebranding to Meta (which I refuse to use), the social media company also announced that Oculus Quest VR headsets will no longer require a Facebook account.Read more
Breaking Google’s monopoly: Internxt pushes decentralized cloud as privacy concerns grow
21.10.2021
Data monopolists like Google have abused their position, according to Internxt's Fran Villalba Segarra. Decentralized architecture offers a solution
Regulatory and privacy concerns trail SEC’s threat to Coinbase
12.9.2021
The SEC’s notice to Coinbase over its Lend product might indicate incoming federal regulations aimed at crypto lending
Dfinity responds to Internet Computer decentralization and privacy concerns
28.5.2021
Dfinity has sought to quell criticism over the decentralization and privacy of its Internet Computer protocol
Digital Yuan Trial Hotspot Not Seeing Wide Acceptance, Claims Report
11.5.2021
With digital yuan pilots underway in China, it seems the currency is not meeting government expectations. A recent report highlighted a series of interviews from people in the hotspot, reflecting a lackluster reception among the participants. Privacy Concerns Reported According to Bloomberg...
As Bitcoin's Taproot Nears, Ex-CIA Director's Paper Raises Privacy Concerns
15.4.2021
Source: Adobe/wip-studio
As a major privacy-related Bitcoin (BTC) upgrade took another step forward, the Cryptoverse is abuzz over a paper written by a former acting director of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). But besides reaching a positive conclusion for BTC, the paper also highlights...
Privacy Concerns Over Bitcoin Upgrade Taproot Are a ‘Non-Issue,’ Experts Say
1.12.2020
Bitcoin privacy experts are unimpressed with a circulating slideshow-style privacy report that targets upcoming Bitcoin upgrade Taproot
Officials voiced privacy concerns over China’s blockchain-powered hospital
4.10.2020
Despite pushing for greater blockchain implementation, privacy was a sticking point for some officials
Apple declined to implement 16 Web APIs in Safari due to privacy concerns
25.7.2020
Why? Fingerprinting. Rather than these APIs being used for what they are meant for, they end up being used for gross ad tech. As in, “hey, we don’t know exactly who you are, but wait, through a script we can tell your phone stopped being idle from 8:00 am to 8:13 am and were near...
Crypto Social Network ‘Minds’ Sees Users Flock From Twitter and Facebook Over Privacy Concerns
19.7.2020
Crypto social media platform Minds has been garnering users who are concerned about their privacy, according to the company’s CEO. The open-source platform, seen as an alternative to Facebook or Twitter, awards users with cryptocurrency for engagement. Crypto Social Network Minds Gaining...
Much Anticipated Central Bank Digital Currencies Raise Privacy Concerns
12.7.2020
CBDCs are one of the hottest topics in the fintech space, but as their inception comes closer, serious privacy concerns come with it