The Matter Of Privacy
Among Us
Note: Please refer acronym list.
1. Anonymous Signing
1.1. Multi-Signatures or Threshold Signatures
1.2. Group Signatures
1.3. Ring Signatures
2. Blinding
2.1. Homomorphic Encryption
2.2. PSI
3. Proof Systems
3.1. ZKP
3.1.1. Pedersen Commitments
3.1.2. Bulletproofs
3.1.3. ZK Challenge-and-Response
3.1.4. ZK Authentication
3.1.5. ZK Mutual Authentication
4. Anonymization
4.1. Stealth Addresses
6. The Matter Of Privacy
6.1. Privacy: What is it?
6.2. How is Privacy Assured?
Privacy is in the matter to determine the right-to-know and the need-to-know, as well as the matter to determine who to trust and how to trust. The crux of utility and application is in the matter of proof, with the consideration of privacy, and yet the matter of proof that privacy is assured.