According to the statistics of the "2022 Data Leakage Observation Review" launched by the security information media "Safety 419" and the network security company "Zero Zero Security", there will be more than 20,000 global data breaches in 2022. In recent years, with the development of big data, the Internet, 5G, and the digital transformation of enterprises, the digital economy has taken off, and while the stock of social data has increased, cyber attacks have also rapidly increased.
**The issue of privacy protection for current Internet platform users is imminent, so as a part of the next-generation Internet, can Web3 improve this issue? **
01****What is Web3 Privacy?
**Generally speaking, Internet privacy mainly refers to the invisibility of data information such as user identities, behaviors, and activities. **
In the Internet age, all our information and behaviors are presented in the form of digital carriers. At the same time, once any system that stores digital information is connected to the Internet, it becomes a possible target for hackers, especially sensitive financial and personal health information. Privacy and security are even more important.
According to the development history of the Internet, the Internet has developed from Web1.0 to today's Web3.0, and has also experienced different privacy storage channels:
Web 1.0 is a static Internet, the main application is network media, the content is provided by the website, users can only passively browse text, pictures and video content, and cannot participate in the creation;
Web 2.0 is an interactive Internet, which is the stage we are currently in. The main applications are social networks, video platforms, e-commerce, etc. Users can independently create and upload content on the platform for interaction.
**It can be known that the first two are stored by a centralized organization and the privacy of the data. Just like in the traditional banking model, a centralized third party protects necessary and valuable private information. ****
Now the main features of Web3.0 include: open and transparent blockchain ledger, decentralization, etc. The data on the chain is recorded through the blockchain, that is, our transactions and the information contained in the transactions, specifically generally include: transfer sender, transfer receiver, transfer amount. If the user does not want to disclose the data information on the chain, this is the user privacy that needs to be protected in Web3. **But how to protect the privacy of users? **
In the tenth chapter of the Bitcoin white paper, Satoshi Nakamoto spent the entire chapter describing the privacy model of the Bitcoin blockchain network. Its model is from "bank evolution to the Bitcoin network". Symmetric encryption solves this problem.
**After user privacy information is in their own hands through blockchain privacy technology, users can create and lead content and applications, and then realize user co-construction and co-governance (DAO, decentralized governance), while users Also share the value of the platform/protocol. **
02****Current Development Status
According to data, identity and computing privacy, the Web3 privacy track has developed a large number of applications. If it is subdivided, it can be divided into four sections: privacy token, privacy computing protocol, privacy transaction protocol, and privacy application. :
1. Privacy Assets
Privacy assets refer to encrypted assets that natively support privacy. The outside world cannot view the specific transaction type, amount and other information of both parties to the transaction. Usually, it does not support smart contracts and related applications. Related projects were born as early as 2011.
One of the most famous projects is Zcash. It is the first blockchain system to use the Zk-SNARK zero-knowledge proof mechanism, with the purpose of completely solving the problem of transactions being tracked and exposing user privacy.
2. Privacy Computing Protocol
The privacy computing protocol mainly protects privacy from the aspects of data generation, collection, storage, analysis, utilization, and destruction. In addition to common scenarios such as DeFi and NFT, now with the development of technology, it can also integrate with big data and AI industries. Combine deeply.
However, the actual application scenarios of the current privacy computing protocol are relatively limited, and the development is relatively general.
3. Privacy Transaction Agreement
The privacy transaction protocol mainly focuses on the privacy processing of transaction data on the chain. It natively supports users to conduct private transactions through technologies such as zero-knowledge proof, which can ensure that their private data will not be viewed by the outside world. At the same time, it supports the development of more types of Privacy App.
The private transaction network includes Layer1 privacy protocol and Layer2 privacy protocol. At present, not many mainnets are launched, and the overall development is also average.
4. Privacy application
Privacy applications refer to applications built on Layer1 or Layer2 protocols that provide users or DApps with privacy protection functions in different application scenarios, such as transactions, payments, and emails.
At present, there are many privacy application development projects, but not many out of the circle.
03****Summary
The decentralized concept of Web3 endows individuals with greater autonomy and privacy protection, and brings us more choice and control.
But at present, people still pay more attention to industry security, such as the development of various wallets, and the privacy track still seems to be a niche market, the number of users and usage are relatively low compared to other tracks in the circle Not high, most privacy infrastructure and applications are still under development and construction.
But at the same time, some people believe that privacy solutions are more attractive for attracting more institutional capital to participate in the encryption ecology, ensuring that important financial data and business secrets are not leaked, and therefore the encryption ecology ushered in the next wave of explosion critical infrastructure.
So, whether encrypted privacy can win more users in future usage scenarios is still worthy of attention and observation.
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What is Web3 Privacy? How is the current development?
According to the statistics of the "2022 Data Leakage Observation Review" launched by the security information media "Safety 419" and the network security company "Zero Zero Security", there will be more than 20,000 global data breaches in 2022. In recent years, with the development of big data, the Internet, 5G, and the digital transformation of enterprises, the digital economy has taken off, and while the stock of social data has increased, cyber attacks have also rapidly increased.
**The issue of privacy protection for current Internet platform users is imminent, so as a part of the next-generation Internet, can Web3 improve this issue? **
01****What is Web3 Privacy?
**Generally speaking, Internet privacy mainly refers to the invisibility of data information such as user identities, behaviors, and activities. **
In the Internet age, all our information and behaviors are presented in the form of digital carriers. At the same time, once any system that stores digital information is connected to the Internet, it becomes a possible target for hackers, especially sensitive financial and personal health information. Privacy and security are even more important.
According to the development history of the Internet, the Internet has developed from Web1.0 to today's Web3.0, and has also experienced different privacy storage channels: Web 1.0 is a static Internet, the main application is network media, the content is provided by the website, users can only passively browse text, pictures and video content, and cannot participate in the creation; Web 2.0 is an interactive Internet, which is the stage we are currently in. The main applications are social networks, video platforms, e-commerce, etc. Users can independently create and upload content on the platform for interaction.
**It can be known that the first two are stored by a centralized organization and the privacy of the data. Just like in the traditional banking model, a centralized third party protects necessary and valuable private information. **** Now the main features of Web3.0 include: open and transparent blockchain ledger, decentralization, etc. The data on the chain is recorded through the blockchain, that is, our transactions and the information contained in the transactions, specifically generally include: transfer sender, transfer receiver, transfer amount. If the user does not want to disclose the data information on the chain, this is the user privacy that needs to be protected in Web3. **But how to protect the privacy of users? **
In the tenth chapter of the Bitcoin white paper, Satoshi Nakamoto spent the entire chapter describing the privacy model of the Bitcoin blockchain network. Its model is from "bank evolution to the Bitcoin network". Symmetric encryption solves this problem.
**After user privacy information is in their own hands through blockchain privacy technology, users can create and lead content and applications, and then realize user co-construction and co-governance (DAO, decentralized governance), while users Also share the value of the platform/protocol. **
02****Current Development Status
According to data, identity and computing privacy, the Web3 privacy track has developed a large number of applications. If it is subdivided, it can be divided into four sections: privacy token, privacy computing protocol, privacy transaction protocol, and privacy application. :
1. Privacy Assets Privacy assets refer to encrypted assets that natively support privacy. The outside world cannot view the specific transaction type, amount and other information of both parties to the transaction. Usually, it does not support smart contracts and related applications. Related projects were born as early as 2011. One of the most famous projects is Zcash. It is the first blockchain system to use the Zk-SNARK zero-knowledge proof mechanism, with the purpose of completely solving the problem of transactions being tracked and exposing user privacy. 2. Privacy Computing Protocol The privacy computing protocol mainly protects privacy from the aspects of data generation, collection, storage, analysis, utilization, and destruction. In addition to common scenarios such as DeFi and NFT, now with the development of technology, it can also integrate with big data and AI industries. Combine deeply. However, the actual application scenarios of the current privacy computing protocol are relatively limited, and the development is relatively general. 3. Privacy Transaction Agreement The privacy transaction protocol mainly focuses on the privacy processing of transaction data on the chain. It natively supports users to conduct private transactions through technologies such as zero-knowledge proof, which can ensure that their private data will not be viewed by the outside world. At the same time, it supports the development of more types of Privacy App. The private transaction network includes Layer1 privacy protocol and Layer2 privacy protocol. At present, not many mainnets are launched, and the overall development is also average. 4. Privacy application Privacy applications refer to applications built on Layer1 or Layer2 protocols that provide users or DApps with privacy protection functions in different application scenarios, such as transactions, payments, and emails. At present, there are many privacy application development projects, but not many out of the circle.
03****Summary
The decentralized concept of Web3 endows individuals with greater autonomy and privacy protection, and brings us more choice and control. But at present, people still pay more attention to industry security, such as the development of various wallets, and the privacy track still seems to be a niche market, the number of users and usage are relatively low compared to other tracks in the circle Not high, most privacy infrastructure and applications are still under development and construction. But at the same time, some people believe that privacy solutions are more attractive for attracting more institutional capital to participate in the encryption ecology, ensuring that important financial data and business secrets are not leaked, and therefore the encryption ecology ushered in the next wave of explosion critical infrastructure. So, whether encrypted privacy can win more users in future usage scenarios is still worthy of attention and observation.