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Big Brother is watching Switzerland! (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by harfang@slrpnk.net to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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Biggest threat for our privacy is real in Switzerland !

#EID #Switzerland #Privacy

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[–] JustTesting@lemmy.hogru.ch 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It's a buzzword in crypto but has real applications outside of that

[–] sonalder@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 week ago

In most Web3 blockchains ZeroKnowledgeProof aren't proof. They often only have the succinctness of the proof and this is enough for the marketing team.

Also there is many things valuable in modern cryptography thanks to Bitcoin and other chains, blockchain and crypto are buzzwords for sure but that doesn't mean that i's 100% BS.