this week we would like to give a spotlight to projects that won our bounty at [ETHRome](https://x.com/ETHRome).
> [SafeBlow](https://taikai.network/ethrome/hackathons/ethrome-24/projects/cm1v7swd803l4148w0xs03day/idea) 🛟 helps whistleblowers send their whistles securely, privately, and quickly, by enabling the verification of reports without storing individual identities, utilizing a proof-of-personhood solution through TLS Verification, and implementing a client hash identifier to separate identifying data from report content.
> [Fischietto](https://taikai.network/ethrome/hackathons/ethrome-24/projects/cm1wpmq58000qh12dw418ownw/idea) 🤫 is a privacy-centric whistleblowing platform using Aztec ZKPs and Fhenix encrypted data storage to ensure anonymous, secure, and verifiable reporting of workplace issues.
> [Vox](https://taikai.network/ethrome/hackathons/ethrome-24/projects/cm1vw2ahy03o8148whytxec1k/idea) 🗯️ is a private, secure and sybil-resistant petition platform. Citizens can fight the status-quo without fear of repercussion. Each signature is sure to come from a unique citizen.
> [SHIELD SPACE](https://taikai.network/ethrome/hackathons/ethrome-24/projects/cm1wr1y8t0021h12dolec3083/idea) 🛡️ is a secure platform for sensitive communities hosting private, confidential events, ensuring participant privacy and data protection.
> [ZKSnitch](https://taikai.network/ethrome/hackathons/ethrome-24/projects/cm1x7zptj00bmu886s6e6wdoh/idea) 👀 is a decentralized whistleblowing platform with end to end encrypted submission sharing.
also, in case you've been out of the loop - we have launched the [Privacy Builder Pack](https://absorbing-diagram-66b.notion.site/Privacy-Builder-Pack-2cae5f1e195c4970b4eb41a14d3f4bde) to empower devs moving beyond one-off projects and build privacy-1st applications that can address real-world problems and thrive in the long run.
- Codex [Codex testnet launch ramps up decentralised data storage with democratisation and durability guarantees](https://cointelegraph.com/press-releases/codex-testnet-launch-ramps-up-decentralised-data-storage-with-democratisation-and-incentivisation)
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### Knowledge
- Veritas Protocol [The Benefits of Real-Time Blockchain Monitoring for Security](https://www.veritasprotocol.com/blog/the-benefits-of-real-time-blockchain-monitoring-for-security)
- Privado.iD [Reclaiming Trust in the Age of AI: Private Proofs of Uniqueness and Digital Reputation](https://www.privado.id/blog/reclaiming-trust-in-the-age-of-ai)
- IET [A secure blockchain framework for healthcare records management systems](https://ietresearch.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1049/htl2.12092)
- Cointelegraph [Blockchain fixes misuse of biometric data — Privado ID founder](https://cointelegraph.com/news/blockchain-fixes-misuse-biometric-data-privado-id-founder)
- Prof Aggelos Kiayias [The 11 blockchain tenets: towards a blockchain bill of rights](https://iohk.io/en/blog/posts/2024/10/11/the-11-blockchain-tenets-towards-a-blockchain-bill-of-rights/)
- Kewbit's Privacy Blog [Understanding Jamtis: A New Addressing Scheme for Monero](https://kewbit.org/understanding-jamtis-a-new-address-format-for-monero/)
- Naomi Brockwell [Why I use disappearing messages](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T32XfRSaC0w)
- Cryptology ePrint Archive [Curve Forests: Transparent Zero-Knowledge Set Membership with Batching and Strong Security](https://eprint.iacr.org/2024/1647)
- Cryptology ePrint Archive [A Note on ``Privacy-Preserving and Secure Cloud Computing: A Case of Large-Scale Nonlinear Programming''](https://eprint.iacr.org/2024/1588)
- Cryptology ePrint Archive [Re-visiting Authorized Private Set Intersection: A New Privacy-Preserving Variant and Two Protocols](https://eprint.iacr.org/2024/1579)
- Cryptology ePrint Archive [FLUENT: A Tool for Efficient Mixed-Protocol Semi-Private Function Evaluation](https://eprint.iacr.org/2024/1561)
- Cryptology ePrint Archive [Understanding Leakage in Searchable Encryption: a Quantitative Approach](https://eprint.iacr.org/2024/1558)
* Oct 17-19,[ETHSofia Conference & Hackathon](https://www.ethsofia.com/)
* Nov 7-9, [DeFi Security Summit](https://defisecuritysummit.org/) Bangkok
* Nov 11, [Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress](https://congress.web3privacy.info/) Bangkok
* Nov 11, [Parallel Society Congress](https://psc.logos.co/) Bangkok
* Nov 12-15, [devcon](https://devcon.org/en/) Bangkok
### Saucy Quote 🥫
"Privacy is necessary for an open society in the electronic age. Privacy is not secrecy. A private matter is something one doesn’t want the whole world to know, but a secret matter is something one doesn’t want anybody to know. Privacy is the power to selectively reveal oneself to the world."
Eric Hughes
Until next week - and let's make privacy sexy again.
