#gdpr Compliance and #blockchain: Friends or Foes?
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The origins of blockchain as a distributed, public ledger may at first glance suggest that it’s fundamentally incompatible with the iron-clad privacy demanded by GDPR legislation; however, blockchain has evolved. Developments such as zero-knowledge proof are well-placed to support rather than obstruct data privacy. Does it mean that GDPR compliance and blockchain can not only coexist but enable better data privacy?Data protection regulations, in particular, GDPR, draw stark lines when it comes to data security, data privacy and the rights of users to control access to personal data — including the right to be forgotten. Blockchain, in contrast, originated as a public ledger where every participant has access to the entire blockchain. In addition, blockchain transactions, and by extension (...)