# The Ethereum Foundation's Commitment to Privacy

DevFeed: [The Ethereum Foundation's Commitment to Privacy](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/the-ethereum-foundation-s-commitment-to-privacy-17188.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://blog.ethereum.org/en/2025/10/08/privacy-commitment>)

Author: Ethereum Foundation

Published: 2025-10-08T00:00:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Ethereum Foundation Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/ethereum-foundation-blog.md>)

Topics: [Ethereum](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ethereum.md>), [online privacy](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/online-privacy.md>), [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>), [Open Source](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/open-source.md>)

Tags: [ethereum](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ethereum.md>), [online-privacy](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/online-privacy.md>), [open-source](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/open-source.md>), [organizational](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/organizational.md>), [privacy](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/privacy.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>)

## AI overview

The Ethereum Foundation explains why privacy is important for people, developers, institutions, and society, and outlines its ongoing and expanded support for privacy research and development. The article highlights projects including Semaphore, MACI, zkEmail, TLSNotary, and Anon Aadhaar.

## Source excerpt

Privacy is the freedom to choose what you share, when you share it, and who you share it with. We all take this for granted in daily life: closing the door to a room, casting a secret ballot, or speaking privately with a friend. But online and onchain, these protections...