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Riccardo 'Fluffypony' Spagni on How Coronavirus Could Impact Privacy

Riccardo 'Fluffypony' Spagni on How Coronavirus Could Impact Privacy

FromThe Breakdown


Riccardo 'Fluffypony' Spagni on How Coronavirus Could Impact Privacy

FromThe Breakdown

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Length:
32 minutes
Released:
Mar 7, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

As the Coronavirus took hold in China, officials in the Hubei province tracked potential patients by examining purchase records for cough and flu medicine for the previous month.  Welcome to the new frontiers of privacy. In this wide-ranging episode, @NLW chats with former lead maintainer of Monero and Tari co-founder Riccardo Spagni - aka @FluffyPony on Twitter - about privacy in the context of: The recent arrest of DropBit CEO Larry Harmon surrounding bitcoin mixer technology being used for illicit purposes  The US govt’s battle against end-to-end encryption  Central bank digital currencies  At home devices like Alexa and Google home  Clearview AI and facial recognition China’s response to Coronavirus  Why individual apathy is the greatest threat to privacy in the world
Released:
Mar 7, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

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A daily analysis of macroeconomics, bitcoin, geopolitics and big picture power shifts, hosted by Nathaniel Whittemore @nlw. The Breakdown is part of The Breakdown Network.