Vitalik Butherin called privacy the basis of freedom

• Privacy is the foundation of personal freedom and decentralization that protects society.
• Artificial intelligence and data collection through neurointerphase require cryptographic decisions.
• Privacy stimulates progress: safe exchange of data is necessary for science and technology.

Privacy plays a key role in maintaining decentralization and freedom, ensuring order and stimulating progress. Ethereum co -founder Vitalik Butherin wrote about it in his blog.

“He who owns information has power. If the data is controlled centrally, it threatens freedom, ”he said.

Why privacy is important Earlier in the Krypto industry, privacy was underestimated: before the emergence of ZK-Dokazes, there was no way to provide it without trust in third parties, Butherin said. However, the technologies have changed and the threats have become more serious.

Artificial intelligence and neurointerphones collect huge amounts of data. In the future, companies and states will be able to analyze even people’s opinions. To avoid total control, Butherin proposes to more actively introduce cryptographic tools:

• ZK-Snarks-prove facts without data disclosure;
• Fhe (completely homomorphic encryption) – allows you to process encrypted information;
• OBFUSCATION – complicates programs analysis.

Privacy and outdated ideals Butherin wrote that confidentiality is the key to preserving personal freedom and protection against the influence of corporations and states. According to him, the idea of ​​complete transparency in society is useful, but no longer works.

“We believe that the world community leaders are healthy and play a role with good intentions. But this belief no longer stands criticism, ”he explained.

According to Butherin, cultural tolerance in the world regresses, and trust in political leadership falls. As an example, he pointed out that in large countries, few people consider the leadership smart.

Personal experience Buthern confessed that he felt discomfort due to lack of privacy. According to him, every action can unexpectedly become a heading in the media.

He noted that privacy is not only a protection for those who do not meet public standards:

“No one is immune to be in the spotlight unexpectedly.”

Why “Special Services Losses” is a bad idea Some offer law enforcement agencies access to users’ data to combat crime. Butherin explained why it is dangerous:

• data sell;
• bases break;
• Power is changing.

“Historically, privacy is the norm. Panic around the “artificial tracking era,” he said.

Privacy supports order The secret ballot is one of the examples, as confidentiality protects democracy, says Butherin. In his opinion, in the open election of voters would be easier to bribe or intimidate. The same principle works in other areas, the developer emphasized.

“If privacy disappears, society will plunge into the chaos of manipulation,” Buther warned.

Privacy accelerates progress Ethereum co -founder noted that medicine, science and technology require data exchange, but people are afraid to disclose personal information. In his opinion, the problem will help to solve cryptography:

ZK docasis make it possible to confirm age or citizenship without disclosure;
Privacy pools hide transactions but exclude hackers;
Local data analysis (as in Chatgpt) reduces leakage risks.

Possible solutions Butherin offers:

• use ZK-Snarks, Fhe, MPC;
• to develop local calculations – the less data goes to the cloud, the better;
• Require the openness of devices – neurointerphases and cameras should be checked.

“We can get a world where technologies protect privacy, not destroy it,” he summed up.

We will remind, on April 12, Butherin stated that Ethereum applications require “good social philosophy” more than blockchain infrastructure itself. As examples of such projects, he cited Railgun, Farcaster, Polymarket and Signal messenger.

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