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Fortnite Fined $520 Million For Invading Kids’ Privacy And Tricking Players
19.12.2022
Epic Games will pay a whopping $520 million combined settlement after an Federal Trade Commission investigation found it invaded children’s privacy and tricked some players into buying stuff in Fortnite that they didn’t want. The FTC announced on Monday that it’s the largest penalty ever assessed...
Web3 Privacy Layer Aztec Raises $100 Million in Series B Funding Round to Produce an Encrypted Version of Ethereum
19.12.2022
Aztec, a Web3 privacy layer, has raised $100 million in a Series B funding round led by the Andreessen Horowitz subsidiary a16z crypto. The organization, which already offers privacy-based services for a slew of Ethereum-based apps, will now focus on constructing an encrypted version of Ethereum...
Software Firm Consensys Partners With Paypal, Metamask Users Can Use Payment Processor to Buy ETH
17.12.2022
On Dec. 14, the Ethereum software firm Consensys announced that the company has teamed up with the payment processing giant Paypal. The integration allows Metamask wallet users to purchase ethereum via Paypal from within the Web3 wallet application. Consensys Teams up With Payments Giant Paypal...
US Senators Unveil New Crypto Bill — Experts Call It the ‘Most Direct Attack’ on Personal Freedom and Privacy of Crypto Users
16.12.2022
Two U.S. senators, including Elizabeth Warren, have introduced a bipartisan bill for the regulation of cryptocurrency. The bill, titled “Digital Asset Anti-Money Laundering Act,” is “the most direct attack on the personal freedom and privacy of cryptocurrency users and developers...
Researchers use zero-knowledge to address privacy, AML concerns in stablecoins
15.12.2022
Organizations led by German fintech etonec designed a system that takes advantage of zk-SNARK to provide untraceable transactions within regulatory limits
Chelsea Manning: Crypto’s Privacy Problem Depends on Improving Its Technology
13.12.2022
The whistleblower turned security consultant at blockchain startup Nym discusses why the issue of privacy is rooted in the underlying technology of crypto and why regulation is on the horizon
Bitcoin's Lightning Network Could Be Getting a Privacy Upgrade
9.12.2022
One new standard being developed by Blockstream is already running on the company’s Core Lightning implementation
Blockchain is the only viable path to privacy and censorship resistance in the 21st century
7.12.2022
Decentralized file-sharing services that Big Tech companies can’t control are the only way internet users will be able to maintain their freedom in the years ahead
Privacy-Focused Gnosis Chain to Undergo Its Own Proof-of-Stake ‘Merge’
7.12.2022
This "Merge" will mark the second time in blockchain history that a chain swaps out its old model for proof-of-stake
Telegram Introduces No-SIM Sign-ups With Blockchain-Powered Numbers
7.12.2022
Popular messenger Telegram now allows users to open accounts without the need to provide their mobile phone numbers. With the app’s latest update, they can log in using blockchain-based numbers instead, and they can be purchased with cryptocurrency on the Fragment platform. Telegram Promises ‘New...
Developer of Popular MetaMask Wallet Reduces Customer Data Retention to 7 Days After Backlash From Community
7.12.2022
ConsenSys, the developer of the popular crypto wallet MetaMask, has reduced the retention of MetaMask user data to 7 days following massive community backlash.
In a November 6 blog post, the company announced its data retention update, reducing the amount of time it will keep user data such...
ConsenSys will shorten MetaMask data retention to 7 days following privacy discourse
6.12.2022
The firm sparked controversy last month after disclosing MetaMask's data collection practices
ConsenSys to Update MetaMask Crypto Wallet in Response to Privacy Backlash
6.12.2022
ConsenSys clarified its data sharing practices and said it will rebuild MetaMaks’ settings page to address user concerns
How smart contracts can improve efficiency in healthcare
2.12.2022
From insurance to telehealth, smart contracts are finding use cases across the healthcare industry
Digital identity platform integrates with zkSync for on-chain KYC
30.11.2022
RNS.ID’s on-chain KYC solution is designed on a “privacy engine” to encrypt users' data
Metaverse exploitation and abuse to rise in 2023: Kaspersky
30.11.2022
Cybercriminals will flock to the Metaverse next year to prey on unsuspecting virtual world participants according to a report by cybersecurity firm Kaspersky
Jake Yocom-Piatt, Co-Founder of Decred, on Blockchain Fixing Political Voting, Campaign Spending and Privacy | Ep. 182
29.11.2022
In an exclusive interview with cryptonews.com, Jake Yocom-Piatt, Co-Founder of Decred, talks about blockchain fixing political voting, campaign spending, and privacy....
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Privacy Isn’t Just an Edge Case for Crypto
28.11.2022
Financial privacy is useful for dissidents in extreme situations. But nobody should have to justify keeping their personal lives private, says our columnist
Top 5 Best Bitcoin Mixers & Tumblers in 2022
28.11.2022
Bitcoin's pseudonymity creates privacy concerns among active bitcoin users as transactions can be linked to a user's identity through a range of blockchain deanonymization methods. As a result, more and more Bitcoiners are choosing to mix their coins using so-called Bitcoin mixers or tumblers. ...
Ethereum Software Company Consensys Collects User Data, Privacy Policy Discloses
25.11.2022
Crypto users have been complaining about a recent Consensys privacy policy update that says when Infura is leveraged as a remote procedure call (RPC) via Metamask, wallet and IP address data is collected. The news follows a similar decision the decentralized exchange (dex) platform Uniswap recently...