#Privacy and Personal Data

Latest news and articles on privacy: blockchain and cryptography solutions, anonymous cryptocurrencies, decentralized user identification tools, and Web3.

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ForkLog 18 01.12.2020

Tezos to add Zcash privacy features

Tezos is preparing the Edo upgrade. Implementing Zcash's Sapling library will enable concealing cryptocurrency transactions, according to a joint statement by Nomadic Labs, Marigold and Metastate.

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ForkLog 13 30.11.2020

Firo developers announce activation of Lelantus privacy protocol

Developers of the privacy-focused cryptocurrency Firo (formerly Zcoin) announced plans to activate the Lelantus privacy protocol and complete the network rebranding. The event could take place on January 12 or 13 at block #336,888, according to the press release.

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ForkLog 10 25.11.2020

Moscow authorities to develop system for creating digital profiles of residents for 280 million rubles

The Moscow mayor's office has commissioned the development of a system aimed at creating a detailed digital profile of users of all city services, Open Media reports citing materials on the public procurement site.

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ForkLog 16 23.11.2020

Interior Ministry to establish biometric data bank for residents of the Russian Federation and foreign nationals

The Russian Interior Ministry intends to create a centralized biometric data bank for Russians and foreign nationals to identify people from facial images and fingerprints, according to TASS citing the ministry's press service.

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ForkLog 20 23.11.2020

CipherTrace files two patents for Monero transaction-tracing technology

CipherTrace, the analytics company, has filed two patents for a technology designed to trace transactions on the Monero network.

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ForkLog 13 20.11.2020

Survey: 95% of users do not use Bitcoin mixers

95.5% of ForkLog users surveyed do not use mixing services.

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ForkLog 14 19.11.2020

Media: Sales of Russian databases on the darknet have intensified

Databases compiled from various sources are increasingly being sold on hacker forums.

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ForkLog 20 18.11.2020

Zcash network records its first halving as Canopy upgrade activates

On Wednesday, 18 November, the privacy-focused Zcash network saw its first halving. Concurrently at block #1046400, the Canopy upgrade was activated.

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ForkLog 13 11.11.2020

ShapeShift cites regulatory risks in delisting privacy coins

Following Monero (XMR) and Dash (DASH), the instant cryptocurrency exchange ShapeShift stopped supporting Zcash (ZEC). The company attributed this decision to potential regulatory concerns.

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ForkLog 24 09.11.2020

2.9×10^50 years to crack: A review of Blender Wallet, a non-custodial wallet with an integrated Bitcoin mixer

According to the Chain.info portal, almost 15% of available bitcoins are stored on five centralized exchanges. If anything happens to exchange servers or key holders, users would lose access to their cryptocurrency. This happened with OKEx: the crypto exchange paused withdrawals when it could not reach one of the private-key holders.

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ForkLog 38 05.11.2020

Wasabi Wallet team to simplify anonymous Bitcoin transactions with 2.0

The Wasabi team announced the development of a 2.0 version focused on Bitcoin wallet anonymity. It is designed to simplify confidential transactions by automating mixing using CoinJoin technology.

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ForkLog 14 04.11.2020

South Korea to ban anonymous cryptocurrencies

South Korea's Financial Services Commission (FSC) will ban providers of services related to digital assets from operating domestically with anonymous cryptocurrencies. The restrictions could affect coins such as Zcash, Monero and Dash.

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