I noticed an interesting discussion at recent crypto conferences — everyone is talking about how the current internet simply does not meet the requirements of the AI and Web3 era. Honestly, after Pavel Durov was arrested in France in 2024, it became obvious what the main problem is: servers can still decrypt users’ data. Even encrypted Telegram chats have to be decrypted on the server for processing — which means law enforcement or hackers can force the platform to hand over all communications. As Snowden said at Token2049: if you don’t resist interference at the protocol level, in the end you’ll face interference.

That’s why ZAMA proposed HTTPZ — a protocol based on fully homomorphic encryption (FHE). The idea is simple, yet revolutionary: computations on data take place in an encrypted state, without decryption. No server access to personal information. This is not just another incremental technological improvement — it’s a paradigm grounded in the basic principles of protecting human rights through mathematics and cryptography.

If we look back at the evolution of the internet, the shift from HTTP to HTTPS was a forced response to security problems. Now we’re at a point where the next step is needed — HTTPZ, where all data is implemented as end-to-end encryption. And most importantly: it should be developed by decentralized projects, not centralized corporations. Otherwise, the entire point is lost.

Against this backdrop, Mind Network and ZAMA introduced the concept of CitizenZ — a digital citizen of the HTTPZ era. This isn’t just a pretty idea; it’s an architecture for the future. CitizenZ is an individual with full sovereignty over their data, assets, voice, and identity. No intermediaries, no trust in third parties — only cryptography.

What’s interesting is that projects like Zama, Fhenix, and Inco are already working on realizing this vision. Rand Hindi from Zama says that FHE removes the main obstacle on the path to an open data economy — the lack of security and sovereignty protection. Guy Itzhaki from Fhenix emphasizes that blockchain plus FHE make it possible to restore users’ control over their digital lives. And Remy Guy from Inco sees digital sovereignty as the foundation for a sustainable and secure digital environment.

In practical terms, this means that voting can be fully encrypted — from community governance to national elections, from network consensus to decision-making inside organizations. The voting process remains transparent and protected against tampering thanks to the blockchain, but no one can find out how a specific person voted. This applies to all aspects of digital life: data sharing, identification, and financial transactions.

I look at this and understand: we stand on the brink of rethinking the digital world. In the HTTPZ world, assets, information, voting, and identity will exist as data protected by FHE. This is not just a technological breakthrough — it’s a reimagining of the relationship between the individual and the system.

If you, like me, believe that privacy, sovereignty, and autonomy should be fundamental rights rather than privileges, then this HTTPZ revolution is something worth watching and supporting. The CitizenZ world is already taking shape.