Tagged: privacy

August 1, 2023 @ 10:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

France’s privacy-focused watchdog CNIL stated on Friday (July 28, 2023) that it is well aware of ChatGPT-founder Sam Altman‘s Worldcoin initiative and that the legality of its biometric data collection process appears to “questionable.” Worldcoin, which was officially introduced on Monday, requires clients to offer… Read More

July 13, 2023 @ 12:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Brazil’s CBDC (or central bank digital currency) codebase could potentially freeze or even reduce funds. This, according to an analysis by a blockchain developer. According to a reports, a blockchain/DLT developer found certain functions that could potentially allow a centralized entity to freeze payments or… Read More

June 23, 2023 @ 11:24 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Monero’s encryption tech, which makes use of signatures from several different users to conceal who has carried out a monetary transfer, has reportedly not been hacked by any nation (at least it has not been widely reported). As reported by Fast Company, analysts with the… Read More

June 21, 2023 @ 9:53 am By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently caught up with Valerii Brizhatiuk, Chief Product Officer, Co-Founder at Swisstronik, a layer-1 solution designed to build scalable decentralized applications that ensure users’ data protection and privacy, while remaining in compliance with local regulations. According to the project team, Swisstronik is unique because… Read More

June 6, 2023 @ 9:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

AntChain announced a new collaboration with Intel to launch AntChain Massive Data Privacy-Preserving Computing Platform (MAPPIC), a new privacy-preserving computing (PPC) platform that brings a data privacy protection solution for large-scale AI machine learning. As a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform, MAPPIC is based “on the Trusted… Read More

May 26, 2023 @ 10:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Recurly, a subscription management and billing platform, announced it has taken the necessary steps to support functions that fall within the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), which serves “as the U.S. national standard for health information security and privacy.” Dan Burkhart, co-founder and… Read More

May 23, 2023 @ 11:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ontology, a blockchain network focused on enhancing trust, privacy, and security in Web3 by offering decentralized identity and data solutions, has formed a partnership with Alchemy Pay to integrate its on and off ramp solution. Through Alchemy Pay’s plugin, dApps and platforms on Ontology “can… Read More

May 14, 2023 @ 11:49 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Equifax (NYSE: EFX) is furthering its commitment to transparency in cybersecurity by making its security and privacy controls framework public for the benefit of security and privacy teams at organizations of all sizes. By enabling the larger technology ecosystem with the tools to design, build… Read More

May 3, 2023 @ 10:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CYTRIO, a next-generation data privacy compliance company, introduced a comprehensive data privacy UX platform that includes consent and preference management, do not sell my information, Data Subject Access Request (DSAR) management, and policy templates in one data privacy compliance platform. Businesses of all sizes “can… Read More

April 29, 2023 @ 12:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

ARPA Network has secured a strategic investment from DWF Labs. Together, DWF Labs and ARPA Network will aim to “establish a vibrant, dynamic collaboration, poised to transform the blockchain landscape and usher in new standards of privacy, security, and fairness.” This might “include actions aimed… Read More

April 3, 2023 @ 11:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The birth of blockblend.io in March of 2022 brought various privacy features to the crypto space. BlockBlend reportedly became a catalyst “allowing blockchain users to protect themselves and their anonymity.” Aimed at the retail level users, BlockBlend marks one year of operations “with their unique… Read More

March 10, 2023 @ 10:13 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Violet, the provider of privacy-protective compliance and identity infrastructure for Decentralized Finance (DeFi), announced the launch of Mauve, the compliant Decentralized Exchange (DEX) purpose-built “to offer the best of both DeFi and Traditional Finance (TradFi) to the crypto markets.” Backed by $15 million in funding… Read More

March 9, 2023 @ 12:58 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Following a $3.5 million seed round in November, Elusiv has developed rapidly to make privacy in Web 3 practical. Recently, the protocol launched on Solana Mainnet, bringing “a suite of zero-knowledge encryption features to the Solana ecosystem that overcomes a central Web3 pain point: Ensuring… Read More

March 7, 2023 @ 8:37 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Nym, a network layer privacy provider, has announced a Nym integration with Ethereum validators and even clients “to provide network-level privacy to the entire ecosystem.” A libp2p module “enables over half a million Ethereum validators worldwide to shield transactions via the Nym mixnet.” The module… Read More

February 28, 2023 @ 8:21 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital identity is not the easiest concept to define, according to an update from Juniper Research. It overlaps with other, similar, areas.  The crossover with areas “such as security, privacy and data management can be significant, and in some cases, they are indistinct.” As noted… Read More

February 5, 2023 @ 9:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently caught up with Dr. Torsten Stüber, Co-Founder and CTO at Berlin-based Pendulum, an initiative focused on traditional finance infrastructure blockchain solutions, which is “the missing link between fiat and DeFi.” Pendulum is an open-source blockchain built on the “proven” Parity Substrate framework, establishing… Read More

January 8, 2023 @ 11:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Beam celebrated its 4th anniversary on January 3rd 2023. During that time, Beam claims it has “cemented its place as the top confidential cryptocurrency in terms of features, stability and confidentiality, constantly evolving and improving in all categories.” Launched in 2019, Beam is described as… Read More

January 7, 2023 @ 3:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

With Singapore consumers living their lives online, nearly eight out of 10 (around 77%) would like the option to control their data instead of leaving it up to the discretion of firms and governments, according to Consumer Data Confidence Research shared by Visa (NYSE: V)…. Read More

December 11, 2022 @ 5:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently connected with Theresa Le Chief Claims Officer at Cowbell, which claims to be the leader in cyber insurance for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Cowbell is the provider of cyber insurance for SMEs and the “pioneer” of Adaptive Cyber Insurance. Cowbell reportedly “delivers… Read More

November 27, 2022 @ 8:02 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

1 in 2 Google Chrome Extensions have potential to wreak havoc,” Incogni Research shows. Data removal company Incogni analyzed “the risk profiles of 1,237 Chrome extensions available on the Chrome Web Store.” The study reveals “that 1 in 2 Chrome extensions (48.66%) has a High… Read More