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curator: Mykola
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published: true
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paragraph: https://paragraph.xyz/@privacynews/2024-07
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### Concepts
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* [Eppie](https://eppie.io/): encrypted p2p email as better replacement for Skiff ([src](https://blog.eppie.io/post/nextgen/))
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* [koan](https://twitter.com/koanpay): private cross-chain swaps by Zcash ([src](https://twitter.com/koanpay/status/1757088529698734366))
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### Governments
* [European Court of Human Rights](https://hudoc.echr.coe.int/eng/#{%22itemid%22:[%22001-230854%22]}) unequivocally protects encryption in Telegram ([src](https://twitter.com/natynettle/status/1757473040063975595))
* Digital euro will have a high level of privacy ([src](https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/key/date/2024/html/ecb.sp240214_1~4bf1ab0319.en.html))
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* [EFF](https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/02/dont-fall-latest-changes-dangerous-kids-online-safety-act): The authors of the dangerous Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) unveiled an amended version this week, but its still an unconstitutional censorship bill ([src](https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/02/dont-fall-latest-changes-dangerous-kids-online-safety-act))
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### Ecosystem
* [Eternal Safe](https://github.com/eternalsafe/wallet/): decentralized fork of Safe{Wallet} without tracking ([src](https://twitter.com/devanoneth/status/1756861443310305780))
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* [Electronic Coin & Co](http://electriccoin.co) drops Zcash ecosystem update ([src](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/ecc-update-for-feb-16-2025/46897))
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* [DarkFi](https://dark.fi) started hiring devs ([src](https://darkrenaissance.github.io/darkfi/dev/contrib/contrib.html#employment))
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### Releases
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* Noir [v0.24.0](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/releases) (pre-release)
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* Skiff Mail will now run forwarding up through 2025 ([src](https://twitter.com/skiffprivacy/status/1757274376188354979))
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* Privacy wallets W3PN database PR by niclaz ([src](https://github.com/web3privacy/web3privacy/pull/54))
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* [Holepunch](https://holepunch.to) launch Pears - a combined Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Runtime, Development & Deployment tool ([src](https://pears.com))
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* Anon Aadhaar v1.0.0 uodate ([src](https://mirror.xyz/privacy-scaling-explorations.eth/YnqHAxpjoWl4e_K2opKPN4OAy5EU4sIJYYYHFCjkNOE))
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* [Lit](https://www.litprotocol.com) V0, Habanero Mainnet Beta: Decentralized Key Management ([src](https://twitter.com/LitProtocol/status/1757051352365109695))
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* [Rarimo](https://rarimo.com) launched Freedom tool for digital voting ([src](https://freedomtool.org/#/doc))
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### Partnerships
* Spot on enterprise data privacy: QuickNode and Matter Labs Partner to scale with zkSync [Hyperchains](https://blog.matter-labs.io/introduction-to-hyperchains-fdb33414ead7) ([src](https://blog.quicknode.com/zksync-quicknode-partnership/))
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### Grants
* [Zama](https://www.zama.ai) Grant Program has been launched ([src](https://www.zama.ai/post/introducing-the-zama-grant-program-and-launching-the-zama-bounty-program-season-5))
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### Research
* [Technical exploration of Erasure Coding](https://papers.ethswarm.org/p/erasure/) within the Swarm network, focusing on ensuring data integrity and resilience -- [@GasperX93](https://github.com/GasperX93)
* Healthcare data privacy: Researchers pair medical devices with blockchain to defend against cyberattacks ([scs](https://cointelegraph.com/news/researchers-pair-medical-devices-blockchain-defend-against-cyberattacks))
* OCash: Fully Anonymous Payments between Blockchain Light Clients ([src](https://eprint.iacr.org/2024/246))
* Pay2Chain bridge, named Alba, facilitates the efficient, secure, and trustless execution of conditional payments or smart contracts on a target blockchain based on off-chain events ([src](https://eprint.iacr.org/2024/197))
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* Sigma Protocol(s) by [Patrickd](https://ventral.digital/about/#patrickd) ([src](https://ventral.digital/posts/2024/2/10/cryptocurrency-privacy-technologies-sigma/))
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* [Privacytests](https://privacytests.org) has released a new category in its evaluations: 'DNS Privacy Tests' ([src](https://twitter.com/iAnonymous3000/status/1759343860847677752))
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### Events
* W3PN Call for proposals is here ([src](https://twitter.com/web3privacy/status/1757778295934832652))
* ETHBerlin will be sponsorless ([src](https://twitter.com/ETHBerlin/status/1758446135679541694))
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* Privacy Reunion II [call for proposal](https://pcfe1zlfqy6.typeform.com/to/dkDipiCG) ([src](https://t.me/c/1567842163/3606))
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### Podcasts
* Ben Wizner: Speech, Privacy, and Technology | Logos Podcast with Jarrad Hope ([src](https://press.logos.co/podcasts/logos-state/ben-wizner-speech-privacy-and-technology-logos-podcast-with-jarrad-hope))
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* /zk Farcaster x PSE projects forthcoming podcast (21.02) ([src](https://twitter.com/PrivacyScaling/status/1758551791380115600))
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* [The Blockchain Socialist](https://theblockchainsocialist.com): Accelerationism is back and tech elites are making it cringier than it already was ([src](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KfmqmuUwPM)
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* War on privacy in Web3? With Zach Williamson, Co-founder & CEO at Aztec Protocol ([src](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIIl40Bp0hI))
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### Upcoming events
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* Feb 20, [Binance delisting Monero](https://www.binance.com/en/support/announcement/binance-will-delist-ant-multi-vai-xmr-on-2024-02-20-f73b083ba6834771b07dbe5319917ae5)
* Apr 10, [zkSummit](https://www.zksummit.com/) (Athens) conference
* Apr 12-14, [ETHDam](https://www.ethdam.com/) hackathon
* May 24-26, [ETHBerlin](https://ethberlin.org/) hackathon
* May 30, [Web3Privacy Now Summit](https://web3privacy.info/events/) (Prague) conference
* Jun 7-9, [MoneroKon](https://monerokon.org/) (Prague) conference & hackathon
* Jun 19-26, [Web3Privacy Now Hackathon](https://web3privacy.info/events/) (Bled)
* Oct 4-6, [Hackers Congress Paralelní Polis (HCPP)](https://hcpp.cz/) (Prague) conference
* Oct, [Web3Privacy Now Summit](https://web3privacy.info/events/) (Brno) conference
* Oct, [ETHBrno](https://ethbrno.cz/) hackathon