#ROSE #隐私币
This article is translated from the official blog of the leading privacy public chain Oasis
Oasis supports Web3 with smart privacy—customizable cross-chain privacy, 100% private, 100% public, or any privacy in between.
Privacy is a human right that is always in danger and must be defended online, on-chain, and everywhere else.
In today's highly interconnected world, privacy seems increasingly important but also impractical. Long-standing data leaks have numbed society to the erosion of its digital rights. Even in the cryptocurrency industry, which is built on the principle of complete transparency, the spirit of confidentiality is often left behind.
Is there privacy on the blockchain? In short, no. Although most people in the cryptocurrency space believe privacy is a good thing, the industry operates around public networks that are transparently defaulted. While there are some methods to protect privacy, broadly speaking, addresses, assets, and other valuable data are considered publicly visible to anyone.
However, there are many reasons why privacy is important, especially in the field of encryption. Privacy is not just about preventing data leaks; it also concerns protecting fundamental aspects of human existence. That’s why it is so important.
Privacy mitigates individual vulnerabilities by shielding data, thus promoting security
Security and privacy are sometimes portrayed as opposing values, especially when authorities oppose encryption or advocate for backdoors. Ironically, all these political efforts echo the Cold War-era 'Clipper Chip' incident when the U.S. government attempted to establish backdoors in all encryption. Soon, they realized that undermining the security of some meant undermining the security of all. Protecting individuals from the threats and vulnerabilities posed by personal data leaks is a core principle of privacy in political systems, just as it is in on-chain ecosystems or any other potentially high-risk environments.
Choosing between privacy and security is a false dichotomy that misunderstands how digital security works. Backdoors, mass data surveillance, third-party tracking, lack of end-to-end encryption, and weak (or poorly enforced) data protection regulations increase the attack surface for any data exposer. The reality is that weakening privacy protections does not only impact a few targeted individuals. It also creates vast opportunities for criminals to exploit the most vulnerable. Any indifference to these issues leads to a decrease in everyone's security.
Privacy creates a space free from the threat of continuous surveillance.
The protection of personal data is limited or unreliable in the current state of affairs. This dynamic causes subtle behavior changes in everyone, such as hesitating to research certain topics, express specific views, or explore new ideas, because they know they might be tracked. Over time, these incremental behavioral changes are hard to explain, but the result is always the same: self-censorship.
Certainly, transparency and scrutiny have their necessity, but they are not required at every moment of our lives. Privacy protections allow us to work, learn, and grow with dignity, without every action being tracked, analyzed, or monetized. Just as toxic waste or microplastics slowly pollute everything they touch, unrestricted data collection ultimately harms the very authenticity and freedom of speech itself.
Privacy supports integrity by treating personal data as a component of personal property
Personal data is a valuable commodity, yet almost everyone has become accustomed to their activities, thoughts, emotions, interests, and relationships being collected and fragmented into billions of data points, which are mapped, sold, and studied without any meaningful consent, let alone compensation. Just as society relies on common law and ethical frameworks to protect bodily integrity, the digital society must demand the establishment of similar digital boundaries.
Even in the cryptocurrency space, PB-level data from millions of users across thousands of blockchains is being collected and analyzed without restriction by governments, corporations, amateur researchers, and online trolls. Human experiences (whether offline, on-chain, or anything in between) should be defaulted to privacy, and can only be commodified and traded with explicit consent; otherwise, society risks losing its core elements.
Better privacy is key to protecting the future.
Privacy is not about hiding, but about self-determination. Without privacy, true autonomy is unattainable. In the online and on-chain world, providing personal identity information is almost inevitable, and this data often ends up being hacked, shared, or sold. There is almost nothing that is truly private or confidential. Driven by catalysts such as the rise of centralized data storage in the training of large language models (LLMs), the motivation to misuse this data is also increasing. The necessity to prioritize privacy as a fundamental characteristic of society, technology, and humanity cannot be overlooked. Integrating privacy into the digital world of humanity is the only viable way forward.
This article was originally published on the Oasis official website. You are welcome to visit the official website for more information about the Oasis ecosystem.
