Vitalik: firmly believes in the importance of privacy and actively uses privacy tools

Foresight News reports that Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin expressed support for Tornado Cash co-founder Roman Storm in a letter, stating, “I have supported Roman Storm’s work from the very beginning, both because I firmly believe in the importance of privacy and because I actively use privacy tools, including those he developed. Many people assume that personal privacy can be infringed upon by the public, but governments, police, and intelligence agencies should have access to all information to ensure security. I strongly oppose this view. In reality, government databases are frequently hacked, and information often falls into the hands of hostile foreign forces. I have personally used his software to complete transactions; when purchasing software for personal use, my name is not recorded in the company’s database. His applications can still operate normally even many years after development has ceased.”