Dfinity responds to Internet Computer decentralization and privacy concerns

Dfinity, the team behind the Internet Computer protocol, or ICP, has fired back at critics of its decentralization and privacy features in an “Ask Me Anything” on Reddit yesterday.　　The team sought to assure that the projects foundation does not have control over the majority of voting power, emphasizing that decentralization is a priority for the network as it moves forward.　　The project aims to replace the public internet with a distributed network of data centers, nodes, subnets and users coordinated through the Network Nervous System, or NNS. The NNS decides which nodes can join Dfinity‘s network, disciplines misbehaving nodes, and facilitates communications between the ICP’s various components and participants.　　However, the NNS has been the subject of criticism, with users expressing concerns regarding the centralization of voting power, the closed-course and patented code underpinning the protocol, a lack of transparency regarding data collection, and the single point of failure created by the NNS design.　　Some have expressed qualms about NNS voting rights accruing over time, fearing that the system guarantees Dfinitys foundation and its early backers will maintain centralized control over the network in the future.　　Responding to concerns about the projects lack of decentralization, Dfinity researcher, Jens Camenisch, said: “The end goal is