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devcon 7 / exploring proof of personhood privacy biometrics and why it needs ethereum

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Exploring Proof of Personhood: Privacy, Biometrics, and Why It Needs Ethereum.

Duration: 00:24:39

Speaker: Remco Bloeman

Type: Talk

Expertise: Intermediate

Event: Devcon

Date: Nov 2024

In this session, Remco Bloemen will explore the urgent need for proof of personhood and privacy in a digital-first world. Using insights from Vitalik’s blogpost 07/23, Remco explains why Ethereum’s trustless infrastructure is key to achieving privacy-preserving identity solutions through technologies like zero-knowledge proofs (ZK) and multi-party computation (MPC). This talk is designed to educate developers on creating equitable digital identity solutions without compromising user privacy.

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