Week in the Privacy News 28/2024

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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

• Waku: Published API spec proposal for status-go integration to Vac forum

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

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• 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