Fighting for the Future of Privacy

Nicholas AnthonyWhether it be for internet activity or financial transactions, it has become abundantly clear in recent years that Americans want privacy from the government. In fact, early in January,38 different organizations joined hands to call on Congress to defend privacy.The open letter was organized byFight for the Future and featured co ‐​signers from the Blockchain Association, Crypto Freedom Lab, DeFi Education Fund, Electric Coin Company, Filecoin Foundation, and many others. The letter opened with the following statement:Protecting the privacy of everyday people is key to ensuring safety, self ‐​determination, freedom of the press, and other rights that compose the core of democracy. We applaud recent interest in robust federal data privacy legislation to reinforce such rights. The technologies and software tools we build to preserve user privacy by design are just as essential. Such tools help users to guard against a diverse swath of harms including discrimination, intimidation, and abuse from authoritarian regimes.As noted in the letter, there is much to be thankful for in this country. The protections in the Constitution and the strength of the American economy have made the United States a world leader. But there is still much to improve. Although it was likely intended to be a warning, the letter also described how the U.S. government has strayed from the Constitution:Should cybercriminals successfully tempt the United States to aband...
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