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  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

Audience Context Details
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 NGOs, activists & opposition 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.