Ethereum Founder Vitalik Buterin Sounds Alarm on Tech Privacy
25.08.2024 17:00 1 min. read Alexander Stefanov
In a recent social media update, Vitalik Buterin, co-founder of Ethereum, addressed several pressing technological risks.
According to Buterin, the fight against centralization should not be limited to financial systems alone.
He identified several major concerns, including centralized identity management, vulnerabilities and backdoors in operating systems, the lack of transparency in algorithms, and surveillance powered by artificial intelligence. Additionally, Buterin raised alarms about emerging brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) that can decode thoughts using advanced imaging and AI.
Though these technologies are still developing and not yet commercially available, Buterin is wary of their potential impact on privacy.
Buterin, who supports the advancement of BCIs, warns that proprietary systems with hidden vulnerabilities could jeopardize mental privacy. He argues for the open-sourcing of BCIs to prevent such issues.
He also stressed that solving these problems is vital even if decentralized finance becomes fully realized. Buterin pointed out that integrating decentralized finance with other technologies is crucial, citing privacy-enhancing methods for payments as an example of how these technologies can work together to address broader issues.
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