Fan of world changing technology. Miner, trader & hodler in that order since 2013.
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🜁The xx Network joins forces with Nym.
VPN armor. Mixnet invisibility. Communication the surveillance machine can’t touch.
See what’s coming.
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The Quantum Doom Clock is ticking! ⏳
Stay updated on when quantum chips will crack encryption! Created by our very own @rcarback
Check it out: QuantumDoomClock.com
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Why does privacy matter? What are the best principled arguments for it? Where to set the boundary [i.e., when is it best to require that certain actions be more broadly known]?
My own answer to this bundle of questions isn't very good. I've read a few classic books, papers, and essays, but overall I'm not especially well read in the history of privacy. Some incomplete and poorly-digested thoughts:
+ Surveillance creates a flow of power from the one surveilled to the surveiller. Most crudely with threats ("we saw you do such-and-such an activity, now you must do as we say or we will disclose"), but perhaps moreso with predictive models (if you know how someone acts you can build a model that helps you manipulate them - this is the basic premise of surveillance capitalism, which now dominates advertising, and which you and I are currently co-participating in, as I write & you read)
+ In general, "the right to do things, provided they don't hurt others" [i.e., freedom] is one of the most important inventions in human history. And surveillance is often justified on the basis of preventing "hurt others" (good), but in practice used to prevent action against incumbent powers (bad), or simply things which busy-bodies don't like (also bad).
+ It's interesting how difficult I find that "right to do things, provided they don't hurt others". Instinctively, I feel it enormously strongly. But when I try to write out justifications they're insipid. It's like the principle is so vast I can only see tiny bits of it.
Anyway, curious if others have unusually powerful answers to these questions
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How to create perfect anonymous systems?
"Privacy can't be added on it, must be built in," by David Chaum @chaumdotcom
#privacy #cypherpunk #art
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Long waited, well deserved!
Big update is on the way🚀
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Congratulations to budding dev teams for @xx_network from the hackhazards hackathon organised at BPIT Delhi by nameSpace
Winners :
🥇Clash of Codes - 1250xx
🥈Tech Squad - 750 xx
🥉Valorous coders - 500xx
and goodies bags.
@rcarback @vipul19 @SidhantShr did amazing job 👏.
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It is so exciting to see the energy at the campus amongst budding developers.
Shoutout to @SidhantShr official from @xx_network representing us amongst the #Buidler
Our handsome man👨💻
#hackhazard #BPIT #xx #Devcon
@rcarback @Flowertree_xx
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I’m legit gonna lose my mind if people start praising Vitalik for “creating” something we introduced years ago…
How to hard-fork to save most users' funds in a quantum emergency
By:
- vbuterin
🔗 ethresear.ch/t/18901
Highlights:
- Quantum computers could potentially break the security of Ethereum, making it possible to steal users' funds by reversing the encryption that protects private keys.
-The Ethereum blockchain can be updated (hard fork) to protect users' funds in the event of a quantum attack, requiring users to download new wallet software.
-Most users' private keys are generated through a series of hash calculations, which provides a foundation for creating a recovery mechanism.
-A proposed Ethereum Improvement Proposal (EIP) includes steps like reverting transactions after theft is detected, disabling traditional transactions, and introducing new transaction types for enhanced security.
-The use of STARK proofs for transactions allows for the secure transition of accounts to a quantum-resistant state, ensuring the safety of users' funds in a post-quantum world.
ELI5:
Imagine if bad guys got super powerful computers (quantum computers) that could easily break the security protecting our digital money (like Ethereum). This article talks about a plan to quickly update Ethereum to protect everyone's money by making a big change (hard fork) to how Ethereum works, so that these super computers can't steal from us.
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🚀 Dive into echoexx.tech! 🌐
Welcome to a new era of privacy! echoexx.tech is where your messages stay yours, period. Think of it like sending a letter that only the right person can open. No peeks, no leaks. #echoexxTech #PrivacyFirst
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Wow!
I’ve not been tweeting much.
Been busy asking how #cMixx & cMixx+ help w/privacy & security for a range of Web3 dApps. Exploring my own vision!
But today. 3 grants from @worldcoinfnd to integrate w/xx network.
Good for #everyhuman. For @worldnetwork. For the @xx_network!
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OP is wrong. Here's why:
Context: BIS explored a retail CBDC that provides privacy. Some people who said CBDCs are gonna be used for Big Brother surveillance aren't dealing well with this pilot. So they moved the goalpost and tried to find something else to criticise
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BIS's trial digital currency proves they have no interest in developing a robust digital currency.
They care primarily about creating the bare technical basis for a marketing campaign that seeks to color bitcoin as "last generation"
Here's why
bis.org/publ/othp80.htm
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🚨Calling all builders!🚨
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Say hello to #Echoexx!
The future of secure #web3 communication
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🧵Lets do a quick thread
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★The True Story behind #BITCOIN 's creation★
Earlier than Nakamoto
Give me 2 minutes, and I'll teach you how David Chaum is the unsung hero behind Bitcoin
The man sparked the Bitcoin revolution before you even was born.
Here are the 5 crucial lines that connect Chaum's ingenious mind to Bitcoin's creation:
1⃣David Chaum first invented a digital currency called DigiCash in the late '80s.
Long before the internet became a 'thing'.
It used cryptographic protocols, a precursor to Bitcoin's foundational tech.
Eventually they went bankrupt.
Too early for his time.
2⃣In 1983, Chaum proposed the notion of a 'blind' signature.
A revolutionary concept that influenced the anonymity aspect of Bitcoin.
Without this, Bitcoin's vital feature, privacy, wouldn't be possible.
3⃣Chaum was a strong proponent of decentralization.
He believed in the power of individuals, not institutions.
A philosophy that's written all over Bitcoin's decentralized nature.
4⃣He introduced the mix network or 'mixnet' for untraceable communication.
This laid the groundwork for further development in secure and anonymous transactions.
Sound familiar? "Satoshi Nakamoto" picked up on that in Bitcoin's white paper.
5⃣Chaum's papers influenced a generation of cypherpunks, including Nick Szabo and (RIP) Hal Finney.
These minds later played significant roles in the development of Bitcoin.
And so, Chaum's imagination lit the way to creating the digital gold we know as Bitcoin today.
🙏Chaum may not be as celebrated as Satoshi Nakamoto, but his influence is undeniable.
Bitcoin (& Crytpo) didn't just appear with Nakamoto.
It had a past.
That is actually so long and interesting it can't fit a simple post 😄
But Chaum was a part of it.
A pionneer.
Here's to the unsung hero of digital currency, David Chaum 🫶
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Digital privacy is freedom.
This is why i made this video.
@chaumdotcom with @xx_network youtu.be/yRgMrYY5CZo
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Oh bud, you really need to look at @xx_network and their technology for #privacy #metadata protection & #quantum resist tech. These are the exact things you should be implementing in order to protect your user base. I would hope you know who @chaumdotcom is. Show the World!
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True security for your @MetaMask wallet, download Proxxy for desktop here👇
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Welcome to the xx community!