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It'd be pretty cool if numbers were unguessable: then they'd become cryptographic capabilities in which anyone who knows your number could contact you and pass
by wtbob 10y ago
It'd be pretty cool if numbers were unguessable: then they'd become cryptographic capabilities in which anyone who knows your number could contact you and pass your number on to others, but no-one who doesn't know it could figure it out.
Granted, it'd take awhile to get used to numbers like YheXuVtGf/sxxXFYxZD7bY5nI2Tf/ylNrgBf9b5IA5Q, but if it's combined with a petname system (where I just see names like 'Bill' and 'Bill's wife's sister Susan') then I think it could work.
- TeMPOraL 10y agoNah, this is the direction I'd hate for it to go. I don't think isolating people in bubbles of their direct social networks is good for society. Being able to get called by someone you don't have in your phonebook is a feature, not a bug. Now I would very much appreciate if calling meant sending a lot more metadata. Like full name/surname and organization to which the number is registered. And then make phones capable of creating filters based on that data. Oh, and companies faking the metadata should be open to lawsuits.
- ryanmarsh 10y agoI'm sure we could figure out a way to intelligently establish identity and reputation before my phone interrupts me.