# ZIP 314: Privacy upgrades to the Zcash light client protocol

Status: Reserved

Owners: Taylor Hornby

Snapshot: a34cfc091434275120ff017c92c3b50d3cef623a

Source date: 2026-10-16T02:56:04+01:00

[Source revision](https://github.com/zcash/zips/commit/a34cfc091434275120ff017c92c3b50d3cef623a)

[Official source](https://zips.z.cash/zip-0314) · [Source file](https://github.com/zcash/zips/blob/a34cfc091434275120ff017c92c3b50d3cef623a/zips/zip-0314.rst) · [Discussion](https://github.com/zcash/zips/issues/434)

TODO:

- First pass at collecting requirements.

- Find the other discussions that were on the forum.

- List all of the features in the current protocol (including ZecWallet's changes).

- Finish reading some research on these kinds of protocols.

- Sketch of a constant-bandwidth container protocol.

- Look at how gRPC is used within the wallets and estimate the effort to switch to a container protocol.

- Sketch how wallets will either download-all or download-some memos.

- Write up informal but complete protocol.

- Collect early feedback from all stakeholders.

- Write detailed ZIP.

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