The Interplay between Decentralization and Privacy: The Case of Blockchain Technologies. De Filippi, P. Journal of Peer Production, September, 2016.
The Interplay between Decentralization and Privacy: The Case of Blockchain Technologies [link]Paper  abstract   bibtex   
Decentralized architectures are gaining popularity as a way to protect one’s privacy against the ubiquitous surveillance of states and corporations. Yet, in spite of the obvious benefits they provide when it comes to data sovereignty, decentralized architectures also present certain characteristics that — if not properly accounted for — might ultimately impinge upon users’ privacy. While they are capable of preserving the confidentiality of data, decentralized architectures cannot easily protect themselves against the analysis of metadata. Accordingly, if not properly designed, decentralized infrastructures intended to promote individual privacy and autonomy might turn out to be much more vulnerable to governmental or corporate surveillance than their centralized counterparts.
@article{de_filippi_interplay_2016,
	title = {The {Interplay} between {Decentralization} and {Privacy}: {The} {Case} of {Blockchain} {Technologies}},
	shorttitle = {The {Interplay} between {Decentralization} and {Privacy}},
	url = {https://papers.ssrn.com/abstract=2852689},
	abstract = {Decentralized architectures are gaining popularity as a way to protect one’s privacy against the ubiquitous surveillance of states and corporations. Yet, in spite of the obvious benefits they provide when it comes to data sovereignty, decentralized architectures also present certain characteristics that — if not properly accounted for — might ultimately impinge upon users’ privacy. While they are capable of preserving the confidentiality of data, decentralized architectures cannot easily protect themselves against the analysis of metadata. Accordingly, if not properly designed, decentralized infrastructures intended to promote individual privacy and autonomy might turn out to be much more vulnerable to governmental or corporate surveillance than their centralized counterparts.},
	language = {en},
	number = {7},
	urldate = {2022-11-02},
	journal = {Journal of Peer Production},
	author = {De Filippi, Primavera},
	month = sep,
	year = {2016},
	keywords = {blockchain technology, cryptography, decentralization, privacy, transparency, ⛔ No DOI found},
}

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