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Web3Privacy Now Fund Requests
⌭ Introduction
In our dedication to enhancing privacy and security in the Web3 ecosystem, we showcase our projects and ideas seeking financial support to foster R&D on specific verticals:
⎆ Hacker Manuals & Privacy Guidelines
We are looking for partners, not advertisers.
For more information about our Ecosystem please visit the About page on our website.
Our Work in Practice
Delivered
- The biggest privacy-centric database with 500+ projects and services delivering web3-privacy
- Pagency framework for privacy-ideas generation for builders
- 130-pages long market and diversity report
- ZK-centric privacy-services database
- Privacy market map
- Zcash grant on privacy use-case research within the Ukrainian-Russian war
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Delivering
- Privacy Beat - Ranking system of all privacy-related projects in the Web3
- Privacy Checker Tool
- Updating general database with the market stats for future research: % of the token projects, % of the anon/public teams, product liveliness, privacy delivery (year-to-year comparison), ecosystem-to-ecosystem comparison
- Web3Privacy Now Platform
⌬ Privacy Annual Report 2023
Following our Privacy Market Overview (Jan 2023) we intend to produce an Annual Report to showcase privacy's state of the art.
The idea consist into structure the overall picture of the web3-privacy market exploring hundreds of independent companies and their connections with the potential for unity and collaboration.
Why is it important now?
Regulators actively centralise the market. Moreover, while multiple agents are watching you, exchanges and wallets give you a sense of freedom of choice ("to KYC or not to KYC"). Analytics companies own & use your data without permission. Leaked news about the regulation of private cryptocurrencies and the Tornado Cash sanctions are a clear examples of why privacy needs advocacy.
Let's stop fighing each other for the best feature, protocol or chain and find common ground to build a better web. Together.
Team
✵ Privacy Beat
Ranking system of all privacy-related projects in the Web3
Privacy is a top priority in the era of web, an essential human right. Drived by this we are creating a platform to help the general public understand whether a web3-service is private or not.
To do so we are developing a unique scoring mechanism (both professional & communal) to provide unbiased tools for assessing projects & helping users.
Readiness
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Data: 90%
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Platform: 75%
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Scoring Mechanism: 45%
Timings
- MVP > 3 months
- Scoring modeling: 3 weeks+
- Product management (UX, copy, scoring aplicability, design): 1 month
- Web-development + testing: 1 month
Deliverables:
- scoring model v 1.0 + expert validation
- basic functionality mapping (incl. UX/UI research), copywriting, basic brand design system, scoring model applicability to all existing privacy-preserving web3 projects (300+ projects).
Team
- Core project manager > Mykola Siusko GitHub, Twitter, LinkedIn
- Research track: Mykola Siusko, PG
- Product:Coinmandeer, Tree, Cryptomar1o
Scoring Mechanism:
We are working on a unique privacy scoring mechanism & create a tool with the help of privacy experts from the Ethereum Foundation, Railgun, Waku, NYM and others while building on the experiene of active members from both solar and lunarpunk communities.
Professional scoring would be a joint R&D with the key web3 people from protocol architects to security specialists. This will help to create an unbiased take from scratch & enabling a transparent working process, accessible to everyone via a forum.
In parallel to the top-down scorecard method, we'll develop and implement a bottom-up community scoring platform too (think of Metacritic exters + users scorings) -> at the end of the day it's the users who have to become the real watchdogs of the industry, signaling about flaws and shortcomings of solutions.
We interviewed 100 privacy players & gathered an MVP vision — we are running a series of 1-on-1 feedback loop sessions to make the scoring model community validated.
References:
⍚ Privacy Checker Tool
The "Privacy Checker" is an invaluable and pragmatic tool designed to empower individuals (general public) and organizations by equipping them with insights, information on privacy options and transparency. An effortless way to assess the feasibility of conducting anonymous transactions within the context of the current market conditions.
In an era where online privacy and security have become paramount concerns, the Privacy Checker emerges as a user-friendly resource, enabling users to make informed decisions. It simplifies a complex process, making it accessible to everyone, from the tech-savvy to those new to the world of cryptocurrencies and digital transactions.
The tool doesn't just cater to the needs of the seasoned blockchain enthusiasts but extends its utility to those seeking more privacy-conscious transactions in an increasingly interconnected digital landscape. With "Privacy Checker," users are empowered to navigate the intricate web of privacy measures efficiently, ensuring their data and assets remain secure.
Deliverables:
Readiness: 30%
Team
- Project Managers > Mykola Siusko GitHub, Twitter, LinkedIn | PG
- Product:Coinmandeer, Tree, Cryptomar1o
⎆ Privacy guides:
Extensive privacy guides covering broad audiences from Iranian human rights activists to Ukrainian people living on occupied territories.
Practical guides will match:
- existing privacy solutions from Sismo to NYM with privacy-personas (NGOs, anon donors, activists).
- non-tech people with accessible privacy solutions (with the focus on human rights & sensitive audiences)
- tech-people with advanced privacy solutions & practices
Team
⎆ Hacker Manuals & Privacy Guidelines:
Hackathon curation
Team
⚛︎ Web3privacy Now Platform:
"One ring to bring them all". The Platform will collect and interconnect all the previous projects and tools to make privacy accessible, understandable and actionable by a broad audience.
This project is currently supported by Ethereum Foundation.
Readiness:
- Data & Research: 90%
- Privacy Beat: 65%
- Privacy Guides: 20%
Timings:
- GitHub publishing: 30 days
Deliverables:
- Objective | create a privacy assessment playbook for non-techies.
Tasks:
- Analyse non-techies assessment (raw data behind 56 privacy projects) from the field [interview](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1JWpAsGL10UTsVeuIVbouzUxRjaSPUAamxcbFljXuUWE/ed it?usp=sharing)
- A model potential framework by applying different filters (time on assessment, complexity, web3 literacy grades)
- Create a framework for the assessment & test on non-techies (50 people from managers to designers, web3 & non-web3, different cultures, genders, markets)
- Update framework with interview data
- Make an easy to understandable & actionable playbook (format: PDF) for non-techies (general overview, assessment framework for non-techies, assessment journey examples - 5 different projects)
Timing: 21 days
- Objective | create a privacy assessment playbook for techies.
Tasks:
- Receive 50 builders’ feedback (from juniors to CTOs) on a techies professional levelling [assumption](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1JWpAsGL10UTsVeuIVbouzUxRjaSPUAamxcbFljXuUWE/ed it?usp=sharing)
- Expand the technical proficiency model & apply it to initial feedback from privacy professionals
- Prototype framework for privacy assessment for techies (tested model, well-written research methodology, links to the initial research)
- Upload the model on GitHub in a Docusaurus wiki
- Setup & launch the Discourse forum (share invites to the privacy professionals for collaboration)
- Collect & review feedback publicly via the forum (validate model with the broader community)
- Update both models (for non-techies & techies) + perform 1on1s via ETH Zurich & ETH Dam
Timing: 30 days
- Objective | Non-techies & techies models website deployment & community building
Tasks:
- Updating both models into explicit guides (wiki-based)
- Visualisation of the user flows (examples & case studies)
- Privacy project assessment card prototyping (for forum discussion, communal feedback, update & publishing as a benchmarks)
- design + basic branding
- copywriting
- DB sync
- CMS
- QA
- GitHub publishing
Timing: 30 days
Team
⌘ Other no-grant Projects you can help us with:
✻ Cultivating & Maintaining DB
Web3Privacy Now is a research project aimed at building a culture of privacy industry in web3: the most extensive (+500 Services) database of privacy-enhancing solutions, the framework for PEDApps ideation, use-cases & many more. Feel free to improve it!
Organizations:
Update your data with pull requests
General Contributors & User Feedbacks:
Enjoy everything!