Surveillance

Senator Elizabeth Warren (D–Mass.) (Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia Commons, modified by CoinDesk)
Warren’s Crypto Bill Is Likely Unconstitutional. It’s Also Unlikely to Pass
Democratic lawmakers signed on to sponsor the Digital Asset Anti-Money Laundering Act. The bill is bad for crypto in the U.S., even if it never gets through Congress.
Senator Elizabeth Warren (D–Mass.) (Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia Commons, modified by CoinDesk)

Cloudburst CEO Evan Kohlmann argues current investigatory techniques may be over-reliant on blockchain data, (Evan Kohlmann, modified by CoinDesk)
Unraveling the Dark Side of Crypto
Terrorist financing expert Evan Kohlmann argues on-chain intelligence-gathering should not be relegated to telling us only after the fact about avoidable risks.
Cloudburst CEO Evan Kohlmann argues current investigatory techniques may be over-reliant on blockchain data, (Evan Kohlmann, modified by CoinDesk)

Color lithographic illustration (by Currier & Ives) titled 'Little White Kitties, Fishing' shows two kittens as they peer into a fishbowl, one dipping its paw in the water where two, orange-colored fish swim, 1871. (Photo by Library of Congress/Interim Archives/Getty Images)
Transparency for the Whales, Privacy for the Plebs
Identifying the owners of crypto wallets may level the playing field for retail traders. But if taken too far it could be weaponized against the weak.
Color lithographic illustration (by Currier & Ives) titled 'Little White Kitties, Fishing' shows two kittens as they peer into a fishbowl, one dipping its paw in the water where two, orange-colored fish swim, 1871. (Photo by Library of Congress/Interim Archives/Getty Images)

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UN Cybercrime Treaty Could Lead to Sweeping Surveillance of Crypto Worldwide
The treaty’s current draft language would require crypto companies to implement intrusive mass surveillance systems, turning over financial information to governments automati...
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U.S. lawmakers must prevent the further erosion of our privacy rights by defending  privacy-preserving tech and passing laws against unreasonable and constant digital surveillance. (Chris Yang, Unsplash)
Privacy Is a Human Right – and the 118th Congress Must Defend It
U.S. lawmakers must prevent the further erosion of our privacy rights by defending our right to use privacy-preserving tech and passing laws against unreasonable and constant...
U.S. lawmakers must prevent the further erosion of our privacy rights by defending  privacy-preserving tech and passing laws against unreasonable and constant digital surveillance. (Chris Yang, Unsplash)

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Against CBDCs and the Politicization of Money
No one should understate the threat CBDCs pose to individual sovereignty, the Competitive Enterprise Institute's Paul H. Jossey writes.
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Crypto Update | Amazon and Wanda Sykes Think Spying on You Is Hilarious
With September now reaching a close as a historically bad month for bitcoin and looking ahead for what to expect entering October, plus a look at the current surveillance stat...
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Lunarpunks, Privacy and the New Encryption Guerillas
A growing group of cryptography experts are using tools to carve "dark" spaces out of the surveilled web. This article is a preview of Rachel-Rose O'Leary's talk on the 'Big I...
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Secret CIA Bulk Surveillance Program Includes Some Americans’ Records
Secret CIA Bulk Surveillance Program Includes Some Americans’ Records
Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., are calling for more transparency from the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Thursday, requesting details of the a...
Secret CIA Bulk Surveillance Program Includes Some Americans’ Records

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Bitcoin Protects Privacy and Fights Oppression
Central bank digital currencies, on the other hand, are financial surveillance on steroids. This op-ed is part a CoinDesk's Privacy Week. Murtaza Hussain is a national securit...
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