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+  W3P: 1
+  Title: Privacy services from Zcash to Status usage within the Ukrainian-Russian war (research)
+  Status: grant approved by Zcash community grants
+  Type: Research
+  Created: 2023-02-01
+
+ +**Context**: Research on how private web3-solutions are used within the Ukrainian-Russian war (with a focus on privacy-protecting currencies like Zcash). + +# Ukrainian side + +| Audience | Context | Privacy role | Zcash (privacy coins) | dVPN | Browser | Messenger | Storage | +| ------------- | ------------- | ------------- |------------- | ------------- | ------------- | ------------- | ------------- | +| Journalist | **Free territories**: Independent journalist performs his work to highlight. **Occupied territories**: on occupied territories: social journalists behind Telegram or local microcommunities (including Donetsk or Luhansk) continue to highlight antrocities | 1.Protect communication. 2. Provide means for survival. 3. Protect sensitive data (documents). | Means for survival | 1.Censorship-resistance 2. Untracebility. | 1.Decreese tracking. 2. Safer browsing. | 1. Protect sensitive information. 2. Decrease info leakage. | 1. Protect sensitive information. 2. Keep information censorship resistant. | +| Volunteer | **Free territories**: humanitarian aid: wants to increase donations from abroad; military related: needs to protect sensitive information, communication & community. **Occupied territories**: humanitarian aid: wants to protect financial sources; military related: needs to protect sensitive information, communication & community. | 1. Protect communication. 2. Provide means for survival & sustainable activities. 3. Protect sensitive data (documents). 4. Protect support network. | + | + | + | + | + | +| Activist | **Free territories**: wants to have means for survival & sustainable activities. **Occupied territories**: wants to have means for survival; protect financial sources, aid network & communication; protect community. | 1. Protect communication. 2. Provide means for survival & sustainable activities. 3. Protect sensitive data (documents). 4. Protect support network. | + | + | + | + | + | +| Politician | **Free territories**: **Occupied territories**: | 1. Protect communication. 2. Provide means for survival & sustainable activities. 3. Protect sensitive data (documents). 4. Protect support network. | + | + | + | + | + | +| Military | **Free territories**: **Occupied territories**: | 1. Protect communication. 2. Provide means for survival & sustainable activities. 3. Protect sensitive data (documents). 4. Protect support network. | + | + | + | + | + | +| LGBTQI+ | **Free territories**: **Occupied territories**: | 1. Protect communication. 2. Provide means for survival & sustainable activities. 3. Protect sensitive data (documents). 4. Protect support network. | + | + | + | + | + | +| Ethnical minorities | **Free territories**: **Occupied territories**: | 1. Protect communication. 2. Provide means for survival & sustainable activities. 3. Protect sensitive data (documents). 4. Protect support network. | + | + | + | + | + | +| Researchers | **Free territories**: **Occupied territories**: | 1. Protect communication. 2. Provide means for survival & sustainable activities. 3. Protect sensitive data (documents). 4. Protect support network. | + | + | + | + | + | +| Civil society orgs | **Free territories**: **Occupied territories**: | 1. Protect communication. 2. Provide means for survival & sustainable activities. 3. Protect sensitive data (documents). 4. Protect support network. | + | + | + | + | + | +| DAOs | **Free territories**: **Occupied territories**: | 1. Protect communication. 2. Provide means for survival & sustainable activities. 3. Protect sensitive data (documents). 4. Protect support network. | + | + | + | + | + | +| Religious minorities | **Free territories**: **Occupied territories**: | 1. Protect communication. 2. Provide means for survival & sustainable activities. 3. Protect sensitive data (documents). 4. Protect support network. | + | + | + | + | + | +| Families of political prisoners | **Free territories**: **Occupied territories**: | 1. Protect communication. 2. Provide means for survival & sustainable activities. 3. Protect sensitive data (documents). 4. Protect support network. | + | + | + | + | + | +| Media | **Free territories**: **Occupied territories**: | 1. Protect communication. 2. Provide means for survival & sustainable activities. 3. Protect sensitive data (documents). 4. Protect support network. | + | + | + | + | + | +| Donors | **Free territories**: **Occupied territories**: | 1. Protect communication. 2. Provide means for survival & sustainable activities. 3. Protect sensitive data (documents). 4. Protect support network. | + | + | + | + | + | +| General public | **Free territories**: **Occupied territories**: | 1. Protect communication. 2. Provide means for survival & sustainable activities. 3. Protect sensitive data (documents). 4. Protect support network. | + | + | + | + | + | + +# Russian side + +**Important context**: “Foreign agent” is a status that marks your relations with foreign institutions (predominantly via finance & political impact). “Foreign agents” is a way to harass both individuals & organisations. + +| Audience | Context | Privacy role | Zcash (privacy coins) | dVPN | Browser | Messenger | Storage | +| ------------- | ------------- | ------------- |------------- | ------------- | ------------- | ------------- | ------------- | +| Journalist | Independent journalist performs his work to highlight. | 1.Protect communication. 2. Provide means for survival. 3. Protect sensitive data (documents). | Means for survival | 1.Censorship-resistance 2. Untracebility. | 1.Decreese tracking. 2. Safer browsing. | 1. Protect sensitive information. 2. Decrease info leakage. | 1. Protect sensitive information. 2. Keep information censorship resistant. | +| Volunteer | TBD | 1. Protect communication. 2. Provide means for survival & sustainable activities. 3. Protect sensitive data (documents). 4. Protect support network. | + | + | + | + | + | +| Activist | TBD | 1. Protect communication. 2. Provide means for survival & sustainable activities. 3. Protect sensitive data (documents). 4. Protect support network. | + | + | + | + | + | +| Politician | TBD | 1. Protect communication. 2. Provide means for survival & sustainable activities. 3. Protect sensitive data (documents). 4. Protect support network. | + | + | + | + | + | +| Military | TBD | 1. Protect communication. 2. Provide means for survival & sustainable activities. 3. Protect sensitive data (documents). 4. Protect support network. | + | + | + | + | + | +| LGBTQI+ | TBD | 1. Protect communication. 2. Provide means for survival & sustainable activities. 3. Protect sensitive data (documents). 4. Protect support network. | + | + | + | + | + | +| Ethnical minorities | TBD | 1. Protect communication. 2. Provide means for survival & sustainable activities. 3. Protect sensitive data (documents). 4. Protect support network. | + | + | + | + | + | +| Researchers | TBD | 1. Protect communication. 2. Provide means for survival & sustainable activities. 3. Protect sensitive data (documents). 4. Protect support network. | + | + | + | + | + | +| Civil society orgs | TBD | 1. Protect communication. 2. Provide means for survival & sustainable activities. 3. Protect sensitive data (documents). 4. Protect support network. | + | + | + | + | + | +| DAOs | TBD | 1. Protect communication. 2. Provide means for survival & sustainable activities. 3. Protect sensitive data (documents). 4. Protect support network. | + | + | + | + | + | +| Religious minorities | TBD | 1. Protect communication. 2. Provide means for survival & sustainable activities. 3. Protect sensitive data (documents). 4. Protect support network. | + | + | + | + | + | +| Families of political prisoners | TBD | 1. Protect communication. 2. Provide means for survival & sustainable activities. 3. Protect sensitive data (documents). 4. Protect support network. | + | + | + | + | + | +| Media |TBD | 1. Protect communication. 2. Provide means for survival & sustainable activities. 3. Protect sensitive data (documents). 4. Protect support network. | + | + | + | + | + | +| Donors | TBD | 1. Protect communication. 2. Provide means for survival & sustainable activities. 3. Protect sensitive data (documents). 4. Protect support network. | + | + | + | + | + | +| Civil society orgs | TBD | 1. Protect communication. 2. Provide means for survival & sustainable activities. 3. Protect sensitive data (documents). 4. Protect support network. | + | + | + | + | + | +| Teachers | TBD | 1. Protect communication. 2. Provide means for survival & sustainable activities. 3. Protect sensitive data (documents). 4. Protect support network. | + | + | + | + | + | +| General public | TBD | 1. Protect communication. 2. Provide means for survival & sustainable activities. 3. Protect sensitive data (documents). 4. Protect support network. | + | + | + | + | + | + +## Explicit examples** + +**Politicians** +“FBK” is a key organisation behind opposition candidate Navalny. They key members live in European Union, but thousands of supporters still live in Russia. + +Opposition network related to the “FBK” prefers to anonymise their partners in Russia. First of all, because working with the “foreign agent” is a risk of being prosecuted, secondly it could reveal supporters’ identities. “FBK” supporters are perceived by the current Russian government as a key political opponents, so they actively use law enforcement & surveillence actions against them. + +**Artists** +“Art doc fest” is an international documentary film festival help in Russia. It’s was cancelled in Moscow due to its political position & sharp visual storytelling. Today festival is held in Riga, but many Russian documentary filmmakers prefer to stay anonymous to protect themselves, film crew & their families. Their visual stories are considered a threat by the Russian government. + +**Famous people** +Many public figures like C-level executives of the NASDAQ-traded companies, actors, opinion leaders prefers to support Ukraine anonymously. + +**Reason**: By using “framing” technique Russia could use their support in social media scandal creation. This could negatively affect “donor” & company public image. + +**Foreign agent** +Every donation from abroad could be used as to frame recipient as a foreign agent. Even when the case is a donation to animal shelter or domestic violence’ victim center. + +Privacy is a #1 priority within the crypto donation track. + +**Media** +Foreign media actively work with the network of freelancers in Russia from cameramen to journalists. They cover a wide range of tasks from key events documentation to investigative journalism. + +Protection is a key priority within the media operations. Because all those freelancers could be prosecuted by the law enforcement agents. + +**Ethnical minorities** +Crimean Tatars are ethnical minority living in Crimea peninsula occupied by Russia since 2014. They are active supporters of Ukraine & perceive Crimea as an occupied territory. So Russian government perform surveillance & oppressive actions against them. + +Privacy tools could help Crimean Tatars to maintain their ethnical culture, develop fund for a legal support, scale network of their operations & survive under a harsh conditions.