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Week in the Privacy News 2024-28
--> - Aztec [Alpha Build 2 is here](https://aztec.network/blog/unlocking-the-future-of-privacy-exploring-identity-and-social-use-cases-in-alpha-build-2-with-100k-in-prizes)
Sep 30, 2024Alina
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Releases
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Releases
- Aztec Alpha Build 2 is here
- Codex Release of public Testnet and updated whitepaper
- xx Network XX Network Delivers Worldcoin Network Anonymizer Application
- Panther Protocol Stage 7 of Panther Protocol is live
- PIVX PIVX is now avalibable on NOW Wallet
Ecosystem
- The Coming Storm, an article by Amir Taaki
- Zcash community forum returns
- Arcana Auth now supports Telegram login
- Verify your zkCreditScore using Zero-Knowledge Proofs with zkMe powered by Reclaim Protocol
- Secret’s partnership with Swisstronik is expanding the confidential computing constellation
Podcasts
- Enhancing Your Web Experience with Privacy-First Browsing Strategies Brave Podcast
- Privacy in Crypto feat. Luke Parker PIVX Twitter Space
- Argos Victory: Private Money Market testnet Shade Protocol Twitter Space
- Privacy & human rights panel with Jarrad Hope, Mykola Siusko, Jameson Lopp, Matthias Tarasiewicz POW Summit
- Civic hygiene, national security, and E2E encryption with Phil Zimmermann POW Summit
- Scaling Technology vs. Scaling Values: The Cypherpunk Dilemma with Matthias Tarasiewicz POW Summit
- How Protocols Break with Aaron Feickert POW Summit
- The Privacy Illusion: How Assumptions Create More Risk with David Burkett POW Summit
- Corruption, KYC and the Cost of Compliance with Jarrad Hope POW Summit
- The Right for privacy in 2024 with Mykola Siusko POW Summit
- Bitcoin L2s: Shielded CSV with Veronika Kuett POW Summit
- PACE hearing on Julian Assange's detention
Research
Other
- Cointelegraph Telegram’s Policy shift raises concerns
- EFF Tell Congress: We Can't Afford More Bad Patents
- Oasis Academy Can AI be developed responsibly?
- Python Zama Concrete ML: Simplifying Homomorphic Encryption for Python Machine Learning
- Gnericvibes How Creatives Can Stay Safe Onchain: Essential Security Tips
Upcoming events
*(new/changes in **bold**)*
- Oct 3, Web3Privacy Now ETHRome meetup
- Oct 4-6, Hackers Congress Paralelní Polis (HCPP) (Prague) conference
- Oct 4-6, ETHRome hackathon
- Oct 8, zkSummit Lisbon
- Nov 11, Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress Bangkok
- Nov 11, **Parallel Society Congress** Bangkok
- Nov 12-15, devcon Bangkok