Building Broader Alliances for Digital Privacy and Freedom

The Ethereum Foundation published a talk titled beyond crypto: only together are we strong, featuring speaker PG in the futures worth building track. The presentation highlights that crypto has created strong tools for privacy, sovereignty, and freedom, but notes that the space often talks mostly to itself. It argues that technical innovation alone will not bring privacy to society at large. Instead, the cryptographic community must connect with other groups fighting for digital rights, free expression, civil liberties, and human autonomy. These groups include artists, activists, academics, journalists, and communicators building a freer world. The talk encourages a shift from competing for the same audiences to actively supporting and amplifying each other. It points to Web3Privacy Now as an example of an initiative where technical builders, civic voices, policy thinkers, and activists meet to collaborate and turn shared values into action. Ultimately, the future of privacy relies on a bigger and more diverse movement rather than better cryptography alone.