Mask Network said that 1 the three data breaches during the week, involving a supplier, a bank, and an engineer’s laptop, did not result from the blockchain itself being compromised, and called for reflection on the risks of centrally hoarding personal data.
PANews reported that KeyPal, TokenPocket's hardware wallet brand, plans to delete or de-identify non-essential customer personal information within 15 days after the completion of orders that have been fulfilled and are not subject to retention requirements. KeyPal stated that it has not found any breaches of its own systems or customer data leaks to date.
According to a statement from Avon and Somerset Police in the United Kingdom, three men were sentenced to 5 to 6 years in prison for breaking into a residence in Bristol, assaulting the victim, and demanding digital currency.
PANews reported that Vitalik shared an experiment involving a personalized health recommendation system using a local model, zkAPI, and Tor to protect privacy, and said that the system had run successfully.
SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce calls for a reassessment of KYC and AML regulation, arguing that excessive data collection may impede the identification of genuine risks. She proposed exploring the use of zero-knowledge proofs to verify compliance without exposing personal data.
Vitalik Buterin stated that Ethereum is exploring recursive STARK mempools to reduce the on-chain verification burden caused by quantum-resistant signatures and privacy proofs.