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Latest privacy stories
- Fhenix Launches Mainnet With FHE Privacy Transactions on Arbitrum
Fhenix Dual Mode lets users switch transactions from public to private mode.
· Technology
- Fhenix Launches CoFHE Privacy Coprocessor on Ethereum and Arbitrum
The system runs encrypted computations off-chain for Solidity applications. Mainnet deployments require Fhenix approval.
· Technology
- Starknet Foundation Launches Bramble Wallet With Private Transfers
The Chrome extension lets users review transactions beside an open app. Its privacy features hide details of transfers made within a shielded pool.
· Technology
- NEAR Protocol Puts Default Privacy at Center of AI and Finance Vision
Co-founder Illia Polosukhin presented the vision in a keynote at TOKEN2049 Singapore.
· Technology
- Midnight Details Nightmode Design for Private Cross-Chain DeFi
A stagenet demo covers Ethereum deposits, Uniswap swaps, Aave supply and withdrawals. A mainnet version depends on Midnight’s ledger v9 upgrade.
· Technology
- Amazon’s Bee Devices Add Speech Processing Controls as Meta Faces Privacy Claims
Bee Frontier is available for $74.99, while the phone-mounted Eclipse is coming soon from $99.99.
· Technology
- Dragonfly's Qureshi Says AI Agents Favor Cards Over Crypto Payments
His own agent mostly paid by card despite having a crypto wallet. He also claimed that reward farming accounted for 90% of x402 payment volume.
· Technology
- Meta Removes WhatsApp AI Instructions From 80 Public Help Pages
The pages contained 102 hidden instruction blocks. Visitors could not see the text on the displayed pages.
· Technology
- Meta’s Muse Arranges Marketplace Pickup Without Seller’s Knowledge
The buyer waited 20 minutes and left without the keyboard. A Meta executive said the company found no breach of its privacy controls.
· Technology
- Buterin Highlights Zero-Knowledge Proofs and AI Agents at OKX Event
At the Oct. 6 conference in Singapore, he discussed privacy-focused infrastructure for on-chain use and the potential role of AI agents in financial-market security.
· Technology
- Vitalik Buterin Launches AI Agent Privacy Mode Using zkAPI
The system combines zkAPI, Tor, traffic obfuscation and local prompt rewriting, and accepts Ether and USD Coin deposits.
· Technology
- Starknet Adds Optional Token Privacy as Zcash Layer 2 Remains Experimental
STRK20 shields supported token transfers on Starknet. Ztarknet is a separate Zcash proposal still at the proof-of-concept stage.
· Technology
- Hoskinson Says Midnight Concept Nears Completion, Calls It Career’s Magnum Opus
The IOG co-founder and CEO said the unrevealed idea involves Midnight, designed to help decentralized applications protect sensitive data while meeting regulatory requirements.
· Technology
- AI Wearables Raise Legal Questions Under State Wiretap Laws
Amazon’s Bee devices are on sale, while Apple’s announced Watch features are slated for beta later in 2026. Both companies describe controls for processing nearby speech.
· Regulation
- Vitalik Buterin Details AI Agent Privacy Mode Using Tor And Local Models
The setup gives conversations separate Tor routes and rewrites prompts locally, but Buterin said new chats can be slow.
· Technology
- Meta’s Muse Connects Personal Data and Raises Privacy Questions
The agent can access email, calendars and financial accounts. A dispute over Mac Messages access remains unresolved.
· Technology
- Google DeepMind and Singapore Build On-Device Tool to Flag Chat Scams
The system screens messages on users’ devices and can warn about manipulative patterns. Its release date, accuracy rates and supported apps have not been provided.
· Technology
- Starknet Adds Shadow Accounts to Separate DeFi From Main Wallets
The pseudonymous addresses let users participate in public DeFi applications without publicly linking activity to their primary wallets.
· Technology
- BIS Innovation Hub Publishes Project Aurum Digital Cash Results
The second-phase prototype combines zero-knowledge proofs, BBS+ signatures and encryption to limit data exposure while retaining compliance controls.
· Technology
- France Advances €100,000 Crypto Disclosure Proposal
The measure would cover self-custodied holdings and impose fines of up to $11,000, but it has not yet become law.
· Regulation
- Amazon’s About You Feature Displays Inferred Body-Shape Label
A customer’s profile showed “has flat buttocks,” highlighting how shopping behavior can generate personal inferences used for recommendations.
· Technology
- Ambi Opens Early Access for Ambient AI Apps Across iPhone, Mac and Watch
The startup’s software carries conversational context across supported devices, while its planned hardware combines microphones, a camera, speaker and display.
· Technology
- Starknet Unified Privacy Pool Tops $2 Million Across 56 Assets
More than $2 million in assets have undergone privacy processing on Starknet, with all 56 assets included in one unified pool.
· Technology
- Grayscale Engages More Than 400 Participants at TOKEN2049 Singapore
The digital-asset manager hosted 16 speaking events and two side events during the Oct. 7-8 conference, covering tokenization, privacy, ETFs and onchain finance.
· Business
- Judge Dismisses Privacy Suit Against Crypto.com Operator Without Prejudice
The plaintiffs may amend their complaint by Nov. 5, 2026, after the court found they had not shown a concrete injury from alleged website tracking.
· Regulation
- Polkadot Updates Devnet With Smarter Search and Privacy Indicators
The developer-focused release adds account search, improved coin visuals and clearer privacy indicators while aiming to streamline development and improve the user experience.
· Technology
- Flock Cuts 270 Jobs as Privacy Backlash Over Surveillance Grows
The surveillance technology company is reducing its workforce by 18% through a voluntary separation program, with affected employees expected to leave by the end of October.
· Technology
- AI Agents May Favor Costlier Options Based on Wealth Signals, Study Finds
A preprint covering 325,000 experiments found that eight of 13 models often selected pricier fixed-price options for wealthier synthetic users. The research did not test crypto wallets or agents.
· Technology
- New Jersey Worker Sues Sutherland Over AI Webcam Monitoring
Glennis Von Sander-Timinski alleges Sutherland dismissed her after she rejected Sentinel AI monitoring and sought a medical accommodation for systemic lupus erythematosus.
· Regulation
- Lawmakers Challenge Google’s $10 Million Bid for Spirit Data
The proposed sale includes workplace communications and employment records. A bankruptcy court is scheduled to consider approval Oct. 14 at 11 a.m. ET (15:00 UTC).
· Regulation
- Meta’s Muse and OpenAI’s Dots Expand AI Agents Into Email, Apps
Muse is rolling out in the United States, while Dots are available to eligible paid ChatGPT users. Both systems can act across browsers and connected services with limits on sensitive actions.
· Technology
- AI Agents Recommended Pricier Options to Wealthier Users in 8 of 13 Models
The 325,000-simulation test covered flights, health insurance and computer science doctoral programs, with financial-data access driving the largest gaps.
· Technology
- U.K. Tax Agency Seeks Direct Crypto Data Access From Providers
HM Revenue & Customs would update inspection rules for software and electronic records while potentially broadening the definition of covered crypto service providers.
· Regulation
- Zcash Shielded Pools Hold About 4.94 Million ZEC
The balance stood at about 4.91 million ZEC on Sept. 24. Zcash’s Ironwood upgrade added a new shielded pool in July.
· Technology
- Bitcoin Developer Amir Taaki Says Singapore Deported Him
Taaki said police questioned him for six hours about his work before removing him from the country. He also described other detentions and deportations during the past year.
· People
- Vitalik Buterin Tests Three Privacy Layers for Remote AI Requests
The Ethereum co-founder used a local model, zkAPI and Tor to seek diet and exercise recommendations while limiting what remote AI services could learn.
· Technology
- NEAR Intents Records Its Highest Fee Income of 2026 in September
Its confidential balance exceeded $70 million on launch day as users became more inclined to hold funds between trades.
· Investing
- NIGHT Gains About 100% in a Week as Midnight Builds Its Privacy Network
The token rose from about $0.024 to $0.05, while planned privacy upgrades and a bank deposit-token project remain in development.
· Investing
- Titan Announces Privacy Exchange Testnet on Canton Network
Waitlisted users are expected to receive early mainnet access in the coming weeks.
· Technology
- Fairblock Launches CUSD Stablecoin, First Deploying It on Arbitrum
Built on PYUSDx, CUSD supports public transfers and can conceal payment amounts and account balances.
· Technology