S3E15 The Importance of Privacy in Web3 w. Harry Halpin (CEO, Nym Technologies)
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Blockchains are immutable, transparent and pseudonymous. But do they protect your privacy? We get a data protection masterclass from Harry Halpin who has been leading Nym and championing this domain for years... I've said it to anyone who will listen for the past few years that while we're open to mass adoption of the decentralised internet, not all of Web3 is going to blend well with existing Web2 technologies and business models.And for goodness sake, do not connect your crypto wallet to your doxxed facebook account! But the issues around data protection and privacy go far deeper than this.In this show we talk about:- A brief history of Nym, ''mixnets' and how they led to Bitcoin- The importance of privacy-preserving technology in Web3 and Web2- The particular areas, problems or industries where the need for privacy chains is more prevalent- The issues with Meta and Amazon offering NFT and Web3 integrations- New technologies around identity and zero-knowledge, incl. zk-nym (privacy-enhanced attribute-based credentials)- How individuals can get more agency and confident in managing privacy- What more is required to scale Web3 in a privacy-preserving wayThis is a topic that everyone should feel the need to level-up on, and I can assure you, this will be a great place to start!
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