# Cryptographer David Chaum | Layer Zero

*Author: David Hoffman*
*Published: Aug 9, 2022*
*Source: https://www.bankless.com/cryptographer-david-chaum-layer-zero*

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In 1985, David issued this warning to the public:

> *Computerization is robbing individuals of the ability to monitor and control the ways information about them is used. Already, public and private sector organizations acquire extensive personal information and exchange it amongst themselves… The automation of payment and other consumer transactions is expanding these dangers to an unprecedented extent.*

In today’s surveillance capitalism, it’s clear that we need cryptography **now** more than ever.

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### TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro

6:00 David Chaum

11:30 60s Technology

20:00 60s Culture

23:55 A New Direction in Cryptography

33:30 The Fork in the Road

41:50 Minimum Disclosure

48:25 Traffic Analysis

56:05 Surveillance Capitalism

1:02:00 The State of Data Today

1:12:00 New Ideas and Society

1:15:40 Advice to Crypto

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### RESOURCES
David on Twitter:

https://twitter.com/chaumdotcom?s=20&t=u3ULosGOPIOTPZobdnMKkw

David’s Website:

https://chaum.com/