# Cosy Corner of Privacy

> March 25th, 2025

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**Published on:** 2025-03-25
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Good day, Today we announced a MEMATHON! Launching on 1st of April - by the way, this is not a joke. Would we put so much effort into a joke? Well, probably yes. But it's not. So sign up, submit on JokeRace, and feel free to let your imagination go wild on the open track or the bounties.Now for the privacy news:InsightsA Win for Encryption: France Rejects Backdoor MandateMichael Lewellen is suing the DOJ over their criminalization of software developmentIRS nears deal with Ice to share data of undocumented immigrantsNillion Launches MainnetPrivy's latest round of funding finishedKnowledgeCivil society is pushing for transparent, rights-centred AI governancePrivacy-Respecting European Tech AlternativesThe war on encryption is dangerousCircle Research and Inco Explore Framework For FHE-Powered Confidential ERC20 TokensEnhancing E-Voting with Multiparty Class Group EncryptionInspiration: Going On(Line) an offering of media from the webThis is Web3Privacy Now // ep01 - Stay HumanWhat a VPN Sees & What it Hides From the ISPMaking ZK More HumanPSE Research Update: Web2 Nullifiers Using vOPRFLove, Privacy, and the Politics of Intellectual ShameSecuring internet trust & establishing Digital Human RightsInspiration: Going Off(Line) an offering of IRL events(new/changes in bold)April 1 - Web3Privacy Now MeetUp BucharestApril 2-5 - ETHBucharestMay 8 - Web3Privacy Now MeetUp AmsterdamMay 9-11 – ETHDam AmsterdamMay 27-29 – ETHPragueMay 29 - Web3Privacy Now MeetUp PragueJun 3-8 – ETHBelgradeJun 12-13 – Protocol Berg BerlinJun 13-15 - Web3Privacy Now Hackathon BerlinJun 16-18 - Dappcon BerlinJun 20-22 - MoneroKon PragueNov 16 - Web3Privacy Now Congress II Buenos AiresSauce 🥫Curator: Alina

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