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By making traffic between network peers encrypted, Bitcoin Improvement Proposal 324 can improve privacy by hiding node locations and other private data.The below is a direct excerpt of Marty's Bent Issue #1231: “BIP 324 would bring encryption to...

Users can take advantage of the cryptographic protection offered by GPG to secure files and data that they want to keep well under wraps.In this guide, I will explain the options at your disposal for encrypting files using open- source software on a Linux, Mac, or Windows computer. You can then transport this digital information across distance and time, to yourself or others....

As the resurgence of the EARN IT Act shows, we’re all in need of tools for communicating privately online — particularly Bitcoiners.With the Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies (EARN IT) Act, two U.S. senators have reintroduced a surveillance bill that could have...

As the resurgence of the EARN IT Act shows, we’re all in need of tools for communicating privately online — particularly Bitcoiners.With the Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies (EARN IT) Act, two U.S. senators have reintroduced a surveillance bill that could have...

How Satoshi Nakamoto’s Bitcoin project married the concepts of digital cash and digital gold and how pioneering cryptographer Adam Back continues the work of making it a better tool for freedom.One summer day in August 2008, Adam Back got an email from Satoshi Nakamoto.It was the first time Nakamoto had reached out to anyone about a new project that the pseudonymous...

As regulators attempt to institute KYC and AML rules at the peril of our personal data, Bitcoin and encryption offer salvation.Our world is filled with atrocious threats, crimes and violence. Human trafficking, child abuse, state- sponsored violence, terrorism and a laundry list of other heinous acts require tools to fight back and ultimately reduce their frequency to as close to zero as possible....

Spurred by an information crisis and compounding global unrest, privacy has entered public consciousness.

The platform is a step forward in practical uses for Homomorphic Encryption, letting multiple actors conduct analysis while keeping the data encrypted.

Mask Network, the protocol that allows users to send encrypted messages and even cryptocurrencies over Twitter, announced a funding round Tuesday.

On November 6, 2020, the Council of...

The DoJ calls on tech companies to build solutions that protect children without encroaching on personal freedoms.