This chapter analyzes the potential privacy issues arising with the adoption of blockchain, particularly in terms of privacy law compliance. We will address some of the most controversial use cases and scenarios, such as those involving the protection of sensitive data stored in blockchains, ensuring the privacy of sensitive healthcare data, and protecting sensitive data accessed from IoT devices. Finally, we'll learn how to manage and deploy blockchain technology in order to comply with the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) privacy law.
The topics covered in the chapter are as follows:
- Preserving sensitive data in a blockchain
- Leveraging blockchain for healthcare
- Improving IoT security with blockchain
- Reconciling blockchain with the GDPR
In the next section, we will see how to protect sensitive...