Surveillance

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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.

By Marc Hochstein

Jul 14, 2023 at 2:50 p.m. UTC

Jul 14, 2023

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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 automatically, say Marta Belcher and Kurt Opsahl of the Filecoin Foundation.

By Marta Belcher Kurt Opsahl

Apr 13, 2023 at 5:12 p.m. UTC

Apr 13, 2023

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Privacy

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 digital surveillance.

By Lia Holland Eseohe Ojo

Jan 23, 2023 at 1:40 p.m. UTC

Jan 23, 2023

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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.

By Paul Jossey

Oct 14, 2022 at 8:10 p.m. UTC

Oct 14, 2022

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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 state, CoinDesk’s “Markets Daily” is back with the latest news roundup.

By Adam B. Levine Adrian Blust

Sep 30, 2022 at 3:47 p.m. UTC

Sep 30, 2022

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Opinion

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 Ideas' stage at Consensus.

By Rachel-Rose O'Leary

Jun 8, 2022 at 1:00 p.m. UTC

Jun 8, 2022

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Secret CIA Bulk Surveillance Program Includes Some Americans’ Records

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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 agency’s secret bulk surveillance programs that include information collected about Americans The Hash discusses the latest on the surveillance state and why nothing you do online is [...]

By CoinDesk Staff

Feb 11, 2022 at 7:59 p.m. UTC

Feb 11, 2022

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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 security reporter at The Intercept.

By Murtaza Hussain

Jan 29, 2022 at 5:44 p.m. UTC

Jan 29, 2022

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