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Story: Ethereum Proposes GDPR-Compliant Privacy Roadmap with Modular Blockchain Design

By MikeT

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The Privacy Challenge on Public Blockchains. Public blockchains like Ethereum are transparent and immutable by design, allowing all network…

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Modular Architecture for GDPR Compliance. Reggianini’s proposal recommends pushing personal data handling “to the edges” of the…

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Privacy-Enhancing Technologies in Action. The proposal highlights several privacy technologies already in development or planned for…

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Potential Impact and Challenges. If adopted, this roadmap could position Ethereum as a blockchain that respects user privacy and…

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Conclusion. Ethereum’s privacy roadmap represents a promising step toward harmonizing blockchain technology…

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Ethereum’s evolving ecosystem is taking significant steps to address increasing concerns over data privacy, proposing a novel approach that could reconcile public blockchain…

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 Ethereum community member Eugenio Reggianini unveiled a new privacy proposal that suggests using a modular design architecture combined with privacy-enhancing technologies…

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Public blockchains like Ethereum are transparent and immutable by design, allowing all network participants to see and validate transactions.

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Under GDPR, users have rights such as data erasure and control over their personal information—features that are difficult to enforce on an immutable ledger where data, once…

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To tackle these challenges, the proposal promotes a modular strategy that distributes roles and data management responsibilities across distinct parts of the Ethereum network.

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Reggianini’s proposal recommends pushing personal data handling “to the edges” of the network—specifically to user wallets and decentralized applications (DApps).

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Using off-chain storage combined with metadata erasure techniques, the proposal envisions limiting GDPR controller duties to a small subset of entities, such as application layer…

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This modular design breaks the Ethereum network into three conceptual layers:

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Execution Layer: Functions as data processors that relay only encrypted or blinded data, reducing exposure of personal information.

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Consensus Layer: Responsible for validating commitments and zero-knowledge proofs, avoiding direct handling of sensitive data.

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