Questions tagged [privacy]

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How can I configure Ethereum to run over Tor or I2P

If Tor or I2P support is not yet practical, is there a guide of best practices to help protect IP and other metadata?
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Privacy of smart contract? How can one implement "private" smart contract on Ethereum?

Based on my current reading, I understand smart contract as a code visible and runnable on the whole blockchain. The smart contract code could be published by author, and everyone can verify the code against the opcode in the contract address. But…
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using indistinguishability obfuscation to ensure smartContract privacy

we all know the probelm of the public aspect of smart contract that harness the code privacy, do you think that APPLYING indistinguishability obfuscation to secure smart contract code resolve this problem ??
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See what's inside an ethereum transaction

If someone sends a transaction to the network, let's say they execute the transfer function on a solidity contract, is there any way for someone to see their interaction with the contract? Meaning the amount and whom they sent it to? A sort of way…
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How easy is it to obtain sensitive information that's included in an Ethereum contract?

I'm trying to understand how publicly available and easy to access the information embedded in contracts is, in plain language. Am I able to query the contracts in the Ethereum blockchain, similar to how you can look into transactions within the…
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Data privacy with block chain in health care?

I'm new to the concept of block chain and have only been reading about it the past four hours. I hear a lot of marketing and business folks tell me that block chain is the way of the future for data security in the healthcare sector, and since I'm…
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How can we make our variables private?

"Everything that is inside a contract is visible to all external observers. Making something private only prevents other contracts from accessing and modifying the information, but it will still be visible to the whole world outside of the…
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Why is blockchain transparency not considered major privacy issue? (newbie)

Everyone can view all transactions in the blockchain. While the accounts are anonymous, they are not secret and I can't imagine it would be too hard to figure out and publicize some of those whose privacy matters most to them. Also if I buy…
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