#privacy

Just five months after discontinuing their flagship product—the Nocturne v1 privacy protocol for Ethereum—the Nocturne team has announced the company’s closure.

China's provisional AI guidelines, termed "Generative AI Measures," take effect today. Among the 24 measures, AI service platforms must register and undergo security reviews before public launch. AI-generated content will need labels, and data must come from legitimate sources respecting intellectual property and user privacy. Service providers are accountable for content on their platforms.

Tools for Humanity (TFH), the developer of the Worldcoin project, has recruited four former leaders from top tech companies (Google, Apple, and X) to enhance data privacy and security. Damien Kieran, who previously managed privacy at X, will now take on a similar role at Worldcoin.

A Bundesbank study reveals that half of Germany's population is open to using a digital euro as an alternative payment method, although the remaining 49% somewhat oppose the idea.

Worldcoin unveils fresh privacy regulations, enabling users to remove their World ID information and instituting age checks to bar under-18s. These modifications come as a nod to data protection watchdogs' suggestions.

In the Argentine primary elections, Javier Milei, a candidate who supports Bitcoin and vehemently opposes the Central Bank, has garnered most of the votes. He's not shy about criticizing the Central Bank, dubbing it a conduit for politicians to exploit Argentinians via inflation. Milei is convinced that the salvation lies in Bitcoin, which can instill privacy back into finances. Simultaneously, Bitcoin has hit a fresh historical maximum value when measured in Argentine peso.