Harry discussess why our personal footprint and communications on the Internet need to be more protected and private. Prior to Nym, Harry was Snr Research Scientist at MIT and Inria de Paris, where he led interdisciplinary research on socio-technical systems and privacy. 

He holds a Ph.D. in Informatics from the University of Edinburgh, has published over 100 peer-reviewed papers on topics ranging from AI, cryptography and blockchain, to social networking, search engines and philosophy. He is also a visiting professor at the American University of Beirut where he teaches cryptocurrency.

Key Takeaways:

• The origins of Nakamoto and proof of work 
• A watershed event will drive mass adoption in privacy
• Humanity’s biggest existential threats require freedom to collaborate 
• Privacy models have to extend to the network level 
• A connected private landscape doesn’t exist
• Privacy loves company

4.14: Dissent And Government Surveillance 

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8.30: Working With Tim Burness Lee 

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12.30: Germany Requests A Super VPN 

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15.26: The World Needs Privacy

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23.00: Fundraising During A Crypto Crash

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26.51: Origins Of Mixnets 

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30.08: Nakamoto’s Identity

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35.50: Reputation Systems In Mixnets 

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42.00: Privacy At The Network Level

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46.20: Customisable Privacy

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52.40: Humanity’s Greatest Threat

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59.30: A Watershed Event For Privacy

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1.06.06: Onboarding Nym