Quyền riêng tư không nên bị xâm phạm: Đồng sáng lập Ethereum nói về tầm quan trọng của an ninh dữ liệu cá nhân

【Blockchain Velocity】Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin recently shared his views on personal privacy on social media. He stated that he has consistently supported the development and use of privacy tools, not only because he believes privacy itself is important, but also because he has personally experienced the value of these tools.

In his view, there is a widespread misconception in current society: many people believe that personal privacy can be freely disclosed, but governments and law enforcement agencies need to possess information on the entire population to maintain order. Vitalik explicitly opposed this viewpoint. He pointed out that in reality, government databases are frequently attacked by hackers, with large amounts of sensitive information ultimately flowing to foreign hostile forces. This precisely illustrates that centralized large-scale information storage itself carries enormous risks.

Vitalik also shared his personal experience using privacy tools. When purchasing software for personal use, his name is never entered into any corporate database. What does this mean? It means users have true choice and control over their own information. More notably, even if development of these tools stopped years ago, they continue to function normally — this reflects the resilience of decentralized applications.

This discussion touches on a core concern that the Web3 community has long held: in the digital age, who should ultimately own personal data sovereignty.