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Privacy on x402 | Rahul Kothari at Agentic Zero
Duration: 00:17:33
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Type: Talk
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Event: Devcon
Date: Feb 2026
Rahul, product lead at Aztec, explores privacy considerations for x402. Privacy is a spectrum, requiring careful decisions about what information to hide (resources, agents, metadata, facilitators) and from whom.
All privacy systems involve trade-offs around latency, note discovery, and user experience, requiring developers to thoughtfully choose which aspects of privacy matter most for their specific applications.
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