I wanted to take out a loan a while ago, and the bank asked me to provide my transaction records. When I pulled it up, it was dense with details about what I bought, where I bought it, and how much it cost. I thought, you can check my credit, but why do you need to know what I eat at every meal?
I just feel that something is wrong with this. The money I deposit is mine, and the money I spend is also mine, yet you know better than I do. Isn't that backwards?
Later I was thinking, is there a way for the bank to know I have money, but not know exactly what I've spent it on? It's like going through security; you just need to prove you aren't carrying dangerous items, but you don't have to take your underwear out for people to see.
Then I saw @MidnightNetwork , and that's exactly what it does.
It uses zero-knowledge proof, which sounds particularly mysterious, but to put it simply: I show you that I have done this thing, but I don't tell you how I did it.
For example, if you want to prove that you are over 18, you only need to show a proof without giving out your ID number, home address, or parents' names. Now these big platforms want to verify your age, and they might as well ask for your ancestors' three generations.
The same principle applies @MidnightNetwork on the blockchain. If you want to participate in something on the chain and use its features, you just need to prove you have the qualifications, but you don't need to expose all your dirty laundry.
Inside, there's a cryptocurrency called $NIGHT . At first, I thought it was a coin, but later I found out it's actually a kind of 'pass.' With it, you can roam around in this privacy world without leaving footprints.
Just think, in today's internet, every time you click, they know. What you looked at, how long you stayed, what you clicked into and then back out of, they keep track of everything. Then they analyze you, push ads to you, and even package your data to sell to others.
If you ask it why, it says because you want to use my services. It's like if I lend you an umbrella, you have to mortgage your house to me. Where's the logic in that?
So when I saw #night, I felt this thing is the future. Because the future must belong to those things that provide convenience while respecting you.
You can't say that because I want to use your features, I have to expose myself completely to you. That's not called service; that's called taking advantage of the situation.
@MidnightNetwork It's like that doorman standing at the door saying, 'You don't need to take off your clothes, I know it's you.' It doesn't look at what's inside; it only looks at the proof outside.
I think this is the right way. You protect your privacy while not delaying your affairs. This is something meant for people, not something to be used.
As for $NIGHT this cryptocurrency, I actually find it quite interesting. The night covers everything but allows you to move freely. Just think about it, in a world without night, would you be able to sleep well?
So I increasingly feel that this thing is not just a technology; it is actually an attitude. It tells everyone: your things are yours, and no one else can say otherwise.
If you are also like me, fed up with those things that constantly require your authorization, want you to open your photo gallery, and need you to agree to dozens of pages of agreements, then you should take a look at #night .
At least it makes me feel that in this world, I still have something that belongs solely to me.