Alexey Pertsev's conviction is a conviction against privacy

Is developing privacy enhancing sofware going to be illegal soon?

Alexey Pertsev, one of the developers of Tornado Cash, was sentenced after being arrested in 2022. The conviction comes before that of the two founders, who are instead defendants in the United States.

According to Dutch judges and the prosecution, the developer is guilty of money laundering and thus deserves a sentence of 5 years and 4 months.

In reality…