FluffyPony on Encryption, Clearview and How Coronavirus Could Impact Privacy

The former lead maintainer of Monero and co-founder of Tari speaks about the state of global privacy

By Nathaniel Whittemore

Mar 6, 2020 at 8:00 p.m. UTC

Updated Sep 14, 2021 at 8:17 a.m. UTC

Nathaniel Whittemore

The former lead maintainer of Monero and co-founder of Tari speaks about the state of global privacy

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As the coronavirus took hold in China, officials in Hubei province tracked potential patients by examining purchase records for cough and flu medicine for the previous month.

Welcome to the new frontiers of privacy. In this wide-ranging episode, @NLW chats with former lead maintainer of Monero and Tari co-founder Riccardo Spagni - aka @FluffyPony on Twitter - about privacy in the context of:

The recent arrest of DropBit CEO Larry Harmon involving bitcoin mixer technology allegedly being used for illicit purposes
The US government's battle against end-to-end encryption
Central bank digital currencies
At-home devices such as Alexa and Google Home
Clearview AI and facial recognition
China’s response to coronavirus
Why individual apathy is the greatest threat to privacy in the world

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