Week in the Privacy News 2025-05

January 20, 2025Alina

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I like to believe that cats are Web3privacy Now mascots.

Hear me out:

cats have been at the epicenter of Internet since forever, and secretly became a mascot of digital activism
cats are pro privacy
they are independent, just like our team culture
cats are selective on who they trust (rings a bell?)
cats are nocturnal, just like most of us adhd chaotic neutrals
chatgpt confirmed: "cats make people feel safe while embracing their quirks", and that's our cosy side of web3 privacy in one sentence.

so it's decided, (reminder: ping team).

Also, from someone that scrolls through X non stop to find some news for you, here are some general unofficial trends this week:

lots on ai + privacy, it feels like lots of major protocols are pivoting into that
so many partnerships! exciting, but also could you cut down on the huge graphics and just make some points on what it is going to bring?
personal posts from privacy peeps are most apreciated
not enough memes, who's working on this? (hint - us)

Another note from chronic online me, - with the recent events in the US, Tiktok has been blowing up, here are some notes on how genz is fighting back:

cute winter boots (keep this to yourself)
anti facial recognition make up is trending
80s punk lace code is making a comeback, this time with doc martens

what comes first web3 or privacy? once either will get picked up by genz crew on tiktok, it'll have a bigger effect than recent yassification of crypto in the U.S. I can feel it in my gut.

now, for the updates!