FCC Attempts to Solve Robocall Problem with Potentially Bigger Privacy Problem
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5 headlinesPrivacy push as StarkWare and Sui move toward compliance-ready confidential transfers
StarkWare and Sui roll out confidential transfer systems as Zama boosts compliance efforts and Zcash’s Orchard bug highlights risks in shielded privacy models.
Facebook privacy settlement checks start going out (again). How to know if you’ll get a bonus payment
A surprise second round of payments is starting in the $725 million class action settlement over Facebook users' privacy issues.
Surveillance is not safety: A statement on the UK's latest threat to privacy [pdf]
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What is Zcash (ZEC)? The Privacy Coin Using Zero-Knowledge Proofs
Zcash is a privacy-focused cryptocurrency that enables users to hide key details of transactions by leveraging zk-SNARKs.