#Privacy and Personal Data

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ForkLog 11 30.09.2020

Gemini users can withdraw Zcash to shielded addresses

The cryptocurrency exchange Gemini, owned by the Winklevoss brothers, has added support for shielded withdrawals of the privacy-focused cryptocurrency Zcash.

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ForkLog 5 28.09.2020

Ukraine’s fight against cybercrime: how authorities want to monitor traffic and seize crypto assets

In September the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine registered Bill No. 4004, 'On Amendments to the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine to Enhance the Effectiveness of Combating Cybercrime and the Use of Electronic Evidence'.

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ForkLog 16 22.09.2020

Ricardo Spagni: Monero privacy attribution is a major misconception

Ricardo “Fluffypony” Spagni stepped back from active involvement in developing Monero almost a year ago, but he remains its unofficial face.

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ForkLog 7 21.09.2020

Russia seeks to ban concealing website names; experts call the bill ‘strange’

The Ministry of Digital Development of the Russian Federation has tabled a bill banning the use on Russian territory of encryption protocols that hide the names of the websites and pages visited.

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ForkLog 5 17.09.2020

Kazakhstan to Develop Blockchain-Based Service for Personal Data Security

Kazakhstan is developing a blockchain-based service that would let citizens monitor how their personal data is used. This was stated by Ruslan Abdikalikov, head of the Information Security Committee of the Ministry of Digital Development, Innovations and Aerospace Industry, per Kazinform.

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ForkLog 8 16.09.2020

Opinion: The advantages of anonymous cryptocurrencies far outweigh their risks

Monero, Zcash, Dash and Grin, focused on heightened anonymity, are used less frequently for money laundering than other cryptocurrencies and do not require additional oversight, according to staff at the law firm Perkins Coie.

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ForkLog 7 15.09.2020

Nym to pay users in Bitcoin for providing computing power to the mixnet

The privacy-focused Swiss startup Nym Technologies announced the launch of a user-rewards program and Bitcoin integration on the Liquid Network, ForkLog has learned from project representatives.

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ForkLog 21 11.09.2020

IRS announces bounty for defeating Monero privacy

The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will pay a contractor $625,000 to help track transactions in the Monero cryptocurrency network, bypassing technologies that protect user anonymity.

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ForkLog 25 07.09.2020

Monero unveils Triptych algorithm to protect transaction anonymity

Last week, analytics firm CipherTrace reported the creation of a tool for monitoring Monero transactions. In response, the Monero team published a description of the new algorithmic innovation named Triptych. The development promises even greater data protection through obfuscation of the information CipherTrace uses.

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ForkLog 6 03.09.2020

CoinMetrics analysts note tepid interest in private transactions among the crypto community

Market participants show little regard for transaction privacy, despite the availability of privacy tools and private cryptocurrencies. This is according to CoinMetrics' latest report.

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ForkLog 11 02.09.2020

Opinion: Russia’s mediation in payment systems threatens transaction privacy

The public organization "Business Russia" proposed to the government to legally enshrine a rule obliging international payment systems to process Russians' transactions for purchases on foreign sites through Russian gateways. This is reported by Kommersant.

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ForkLog 28 31.08.2020

CipherTrace unveils Monero transaction-tracing tool

CipherTrace has unveiled the first-of-its-kind tool for tracing Monero (XMR) transaction flows, according to Cointelegraph.

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