Strypey on Nostr: First, let's talk a bit about end-to-encryption (E2EE). The reason for using E2EE is ...
First, let's talk a bit about end-to-encryption (E2EE).
The reason for using E2EE is that you don't trust the people operating the servers you're using. In a centralised service (eg WhatSapp, TellMeGram, Wire, Signal), you have the trust the operators to roll out the E2EE competently, and to *not* backdoor it. So unless there's some way to independently confirm that the server operators have done that, using E2EE on a centralised service is pure privacy theatre:
https://archive.is/ShLiH
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The reason for using E2EE is that you don't trust the people operating the servers you're using. In a centralised service (eg WhatSapp, TellMeGram, Wire, Signal), you have the trust the operators to roll out the E2EE competently, and to *not* backdoor it. So unless there's some way to independently confirm that the server operators have done that, using E2EE on a centralised service is pure privacy theatre:
https://archive.is/ShLiH
(2/?)