Jon Yoder on Nostr: During conversation yesterday something hit me: Making #encryption optional for ...
During conversation yesterday something hit me:
Making #encryption optional for compatibility reasons makes the encryption worthless because it introduces a public backdoor, so your encryption is just #securitytheater at that point.
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2024-09-11 10:41:45Event JSON
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