HORNET Combines User Privacy and High Speed Internet, Bitcoin Implications Possible
Maintaining privacy while using the Internet is not an easy feat to accomplish. Even though there are alternatives, such as using Tor, for example, there is no way of guaranteeing your information is private at all times. That being said, researchers have created HORNET, a better and faster implementation of what Tor has been trying to achieve for many years. Tor has been the frontrunner when it comes to [partially] anonymizing details from Internet users. As a result, Tor has managed to gain a lot of popularity over the years, especially in oppressed nations and has even become a powerful....
Related News
Have you ever imagined what it would be like if the Internet allowed you to use it in total security? If you are a person who loves things like freedom and liberty, or if you are a political activist looking to avoid persecution for expressing your beliefs, it might be more desirable than ever today. It seems the list of entities looking to spy on you, usually illegally, is growing on a daily basis. What if Internet spies were no longer a problem because the Internet itself were encrypted to protect user’s privacy? You’re not alone in wondering how to make that happen, and it may now come....
If there is anything the internet loves these days, it’s privacy. From the boom in VPN use to anonymous accounts and encrypted websites, maintaining privacy is certainly appealing to the average internet user. This interest in privacy has also coincided with the rise in blockchain technology, a concept that thrives on the idea of privacy. […]
Internet connectivity plays an integral role in the Bitcoin ecosystem. Even though transactions between users do not require an internet connection per se, the overall network – powered by blockchain technology – will require an internet connection at some point. Despite the number of internet-connected devices rising, broadband usage seems to be on the....
Privacy is still one of the most important features of cryptocurrencies for traders according to data. To better understand user behavior and sentiment regarding transactions and privacy on the blockchain, Manta Network ran a survey in December 2020 studying user trust regarding privacy on the blockchain, as well as centralized and decentralized exchanges. The 2021 Privacy & Trust on Cryptocurrency Exchanges report examines the drivers behind user trust and activity surrounding blockchain transactions and exchanges.Download the full report here.The 404 participants in the survey all....
Privacy is a luxury these days, thanks to governments and big corporations. Whenever we use the internet, we have to assume that our web activities and communications are being monitored. If not actively, then passively at least. Loads of leaked documents which end up on Wikileaks serves as standing proof of that. Governments are paranoid and they want to exert control over everyone's lives. Similarly, corporations are hungry for user information and their activities over the internet. User data is valuable information for them, it helps them profile individuals and sell it to advertising....