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By zikalify · Posted
Google open-sources zero-knowledge proof code for enhanced online privacy by Paul Hill When you go out to a physical store and attempt to buy alcohol or cigarettes, you’ll get asked to show some ID; online, when you want to visit adult sites, you don’t currently need to prove your age, but lawmakers in various countries are looking to change this. One technology that has been developed to address the age checks needed is Zero-Knowledge Proof, where you prove your age without having to reveal other data like birth date or ID. To help companies develop their own Zero-Knowledge Proof (ZKP) technologies, Google has released its ZKP libraries as open-source, meaning they can be taken and used in other projects or adapted. This will make it easier for third-party developers to create privacy-enhancing age verification applications. We heard a bit about ZKP from Google earlier this year when the company said that it was integrating the technology into Google Wallet to help disconnect your age from your identity. It also said at the time that it would be using it in other Google products and partner with apps like Bumble to help with verification. It also said at the time that it would open-source ZKP; that promise has now been fulfilled. As libraries, Google’s newly open-sourced software can be integrated into a whole range of applications. As mentioned, Google is using it in Google Wallet, and it could also be used to verify the age of people visiting adult websites without needing to reveal their identity as part of the verification process. Google has also said that the European Union’s eIDAS regulation encourages EU member states to integrate technologies like ZKP into the European Digital Identity Wallet (EUDI Wallet). The open-sourcing of ZKP could help with the acceleration of the development of these EUDI Wallets. The open-sourcing of the ZKP libraries by Google will benefit various groups of people. We’ve mentioned that developers will benefit as they can use the libraries in a variety of apps. Businesses will also benefit by being able to meet privacy needs more easily. Another group to benefit will be researchers who can use this “more efficient and performant ZKP implementation” to help create new applications and uses of technology. Finally, users will benefit from more private and secure digital ecosystems. Now it remains to be seen how much adoption these ZKP libraries will get, given the growing need for such technology. Image via Depositphotos.com -
By Bruinator · Posted
I Have a batch file that opens 2 websites dealing with money. I want to add to it with the first step to remind me to start a vpn extension that I use with chrome. If it is easier to use powershell that is fine too. thx Hope this is enough info. -
By Figure 8 Dash · Posted
IMO, Vivaldi feels overdesigned at this point. -
By +sphbecker · Posted
You have to look at the value proposition. Any product can be good or bad at either the right or wrong price. At $110, the GTX 1050 was considered a good GPU for the price, and again at $160 the GTX 1650 was extremely popular and considered one of the best value GPUs ever. The problem here is this RTX 5050 has a performance uplift over the 4050 so small it is basically lost in the margin of error, yet they still price it at $250!! That is bad value. At $200 it is at least in line with the other overpriced GPUs, at $175, it would actually be a good product! -
By Brandon H · Posted
I built my first computer with a low profile GTX 750 Ti OC and it was a great 720p card for its time. And that was a $160 card at the time. The 50 models used to be a good mid-range for price to performance. Not anymore.
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