Amber Baldet on Surveillance Capitalism

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Interview location: New York
Interview date: Wednesday 6th March, 2019
Company: Clovyr
Role: Founder

The line between data collection for commercial use and surveillance by the state has become blurred. Where the NSA tracks online user activity for crime prevention, Silicon Valley behemoths have become increasingly hungry for user data with the goal of building ever more targeted advertising solutions.

Within the world of cryptocurrencies, the requirement for KYC/AML checks has blurred the lines between data collection and state tracking.

Privacy is often touted as a fundamental human right, but our moves are tracked both online and in the real world at an increasingly alarming rate. In this interview I talk with Amber Baldet about the growth of surveillance capitalism, the impact on society as well as question recent Coinbase decisions and Web 3.0.

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Timestamps:

00:04:17: Introductions
00:05:28: Amber’s perspective on the present day Crypto markets
00:07:45: What Amber is working on at Clovyr
00:11:41: Why is privacy not viewed as a pressing issue in design
00:15:05: Discussing the concept of surveillance capitalism
00:22:16: How can we use data without the sinister surveillance aspect integrated?
00:26:55: Discussions around the sinister side of data collection
00:29:02: Amber’s opinion on Coinbase purchasing Neutrino
00:37:49: Amber’s Background story
00:41:02: Chain analysis and the implications surrounding surveillance in Crypto
00:43:21: The importance of privacy in Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies
00:51:14: Discussing decentralize web architectures and Web 3.0
01:01:51: Outlook for the future
01:03:25: How to stay in touch with Amber and final comments

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Helpful Links:

Connect with Amber:
- On Twitter @AmberBaldet
- On LinkedIn
- On CrunchBase
- Amber’s Website
- At Clovyr

Mentioned in the interview:
- Amber’s article: The currency of the future is personal data
- My article: The Decentralised Threat to Advertising
- Tim May Coindesk Article
- ZCash Foundation
- Aral Balkans ind.ie
- Book: Shoshana Zuboff - The Age of Surveillance Capitalism
- Monetary Authority of Singapore
- Cambridge Analytica scandal
- Matthew Green’s article: Why I’m done with Chrome
- Scuttlebutt
- Coinbase and Neutrino
- Movie: Hackers
- Multicoin: The Web 3.0 Stack
- RSS
- Friendfeed
- Grind My Gears - Surveillance Capitalism
- Flat Earth documentary

Other relevant WBD podcasts:
- WBD070: Privacy and Zcash with Zooko Wilcox
- WBD067: Gab's Andrew Torba on Why Bitcoin Is Free Speech Money
- WBD056: Alex Gladstein on Why Bitcoin Matters for Freedom
- WBD049: Coin Center's Peter Van Valkenburg on Preserving the Freedom to Innovate with Public Blockchain
- WBD034: Why Crypto Privacy is Important with Monero's Riccardo "FluffyPony" Spagni

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