77% of people are concerned about their data privacy and security. That and more from recent ZK news.

Gm ZK enthusiasts 📩,

Another week, another bustling roundup of ZK news and developments. Let’s cut to the chase and dive right in — here’s the latest in all things ZK across the ecosystem!

In this week’s edition of The Rollup:

• 👀 The 2024 Data Privacy Report, from Aleo

• 🗞️ The latest in ZK news

• 🧵 ZK in the Twitterverse

• 💻 Opportunities to build the future of privacy

👀 The 2024 Data Privacy Report’

On March 12, Aleo — a privacy preserving blockchain platform — published its 2024 Data Privacy Report. The far-reaching report queried over 2,200 adults to gauge the state and future of privacy technology adoption. The report covers public perception about privacy, the challenges and opportunities of bringing the ZK solution to market, and an outlook on future adoption.

Some tidbits from the report include: 67% of individuals would switch to a technology that focused on protecting data, 57% would consider switching apps or products that explicitly shared or sold data to a foreign adversarial government, and 77% of people are somewhat or very concerned about data privacy in their everyday lives.

A whole lot more in the 2024 Data Privacy Report from Aleo — check it out here.

📰 ZK in the news

• ETHDenver’s zkTalks panel discussion unpacks how ZK cryptography is changing the DeFi landscape. Multiple founders provide their opinion on why DeFi can only happen through privacy, and the challenges and opportunities this outlook presents.

• Optimism began trials for fault proofs on Sepolia testnet. This is intended to address crucial concerns regarding rollups and, if successful, will enable the use of different application types – including those powered by ZK cryptography.

• People are increasingly concerned about personal data safety, according to Aleo’s Data Privacy in 2024 Report. As distrust of data brokers and large technology companies grows, builders need to find more effective ways to address users’ needs.

🧵 ZK in the Twitterverse

🏅 It’s official – zkPass is now the private data oracle for CyberConnect's L2 chain! The team is building a groundbreaking social decentralized identity layer (DID), empowering users to safely tap into private internet data via our state-of-the-art zkTLS oracle.

💸 Big money moves –  Lagrange announced a $500M ETH restaking commitment from ether.fi to secure Lagrange’s Parallel ZK Coprocessor. With this, Lagrange is now the first coprocessor on Eigenlayer and the first ZK AVS to receive a retaking commitment.

🌐An internet worth trusting? Mina Protocol introduces “httpz” – a "proof layer" on top of “https” that lets you verify the source and validity of data or computation without trusting any authority. Their goal? A system in which users can trust the data directly, not just the access.

🏗️ Build web3 privacy

Be sure to check out ZPrize Hub: your all-inclusive resource for opportunities to join the ZPrize DAO and build the future of the ZPrize competition.

📜 The Rollup is brought to you by ZPrize: a collaborative effort across the blockchain industry dedicated to accelerating zero-knowledge cryptography.

You can expect to hear from us twice per month. In the meantime, connect with other builders in Discord.

If you enjoyed The Rollup, subscribe and share below 👇

Yours in Privacy,
Team ZPrize