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The post Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin: ‘Privacy is freedom’ appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin said privacy should be a top priority for developers, warning that assumptions about transparency and good intentions in global politics are overly optimistic. In an April 14 blog post, Buterin argued that privacy is essential to maintain individual freedom and protect against the growing power of governments and corporations. He criticized the idea that increased transparency is inherently beneficial, saying it relies on assumptions about human nature that are no longer valid. “These assumptions include believing that global political leadership is generally well-intentioned and sane, and that social culture continues to progress in a positive direction,” Buterin wrote. “Both are proving to be increasingly untrue.” Buterin claimed there was “no single major country for which the first assumption is broadly agreed to be true.” Furthermore, he wrote that cultural tolerance is “rapidly regressing,” which is reportedly demonstrable by an X post search for “bullying is good.” Buterin’s personal privacy issues Buterin said that he found his lack of privacy unsettling at times. He added: “Every single action I take outside has some nonzero chance of unexpectedly becoming a public media story.” Covertly taken photos of Vitalik Buterin. Source: Vitalik.eth While this may appear as a suggestion that privacy is an advantage only for those who venture outside the social norms, he highlighted that “you never know when you will become one of them.” Buterin only expects the need for privacy to increase as technology develops further, with brain-computer interfaces potentially allowing automated systems to peer directly into our brains. Another issue is automated price gouging, with companies charging individuals as much as they expect them to be able to pay. Related: Messaging apps are spying on you — Here’s how to stay safe in 2025 There is no privacy with government backdoors Buterin also argued strongly…
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