Vitalik Buterin advocates privacy protections for decentralisation, personal freedom and social progress, in light of advancing AI technologies

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Vitalik Buterin published a blog post titled "Why I Support Privacy," advocating for stronger privacy protections as essential safeguards for decentralization, personal freedom and social progress, particularly in light of advancing AI technologies.

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Apr 14, 2025 - 7:14am

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Supporting privacy for everyone, and making the necessary tools open source, universal, reliable and safe is one of the important challenges of our time

privacy can no longer be ignored

Buterin said privacy should be a top priority for developers, warning that assumptions about transparency and good intentions in global politics are overly optimistic

Buterin argued that privacy is not just a personal right but a vital safeguard for decentralization, innovation, and freedom.

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