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A thought experiment: Deface, a decentralized Facebook

11 points by rchodava 10y ago

FroshKiller 10y ago
"Thought experiment"? Doesn't this post describe Diaspora? https://diasporafoundation.org/ https://diasporafoundation.org/
- darfs 10y ago
  Or StatsuNet/GNU Social.
- rchodava 10y ago
  Yes, there are a few existing decentralized social networks but as far as I know, they have not thought about or focused on some of the privacy-related issues that we want to highlight.
  - icc97 10y ago
    Shouldn't you at least mention once in your post that this is bit similar to diaspora? Or at least write a bit in there to say what your proposing does better than diaspora
    - rchodava 10y ago
      The post was meant to be a concise description of an architecture, and is not meant to be comprehensive in any sense. I definitely agree that diaspora, and a few other projects out there feel like they should be a part of it and in fact, it started out as a more extensive post including a roundup, and a motivation on the state of social networks. Hopefully, it is the first of a few written works (as well as technical works) and there is plenty to be said about the topic.
hackaflocka 10y ago
In talking to millenials, I've discovered (sadly) that they don't care much about privacy. They draw the line at revenge porn.
- oh_sigh 10y ago
  They do care about privacy - which is why so many people use snapchat instead of posting to their facebook walls
  - ravenstine 10y ago
    Well, privacy in the sense that they don't want their mommies and daddies see what they post.
  - lazzlazzlazz 10y ago
    How is giving Snapchat all of your geodata, detailed facial recognition data, etc. an improvement on privacy? Unless you're using a very specific and confused concept of privacy.
    - Fej 10y ago
      It's "privacy" in the sense that it's nominally shielded from people you don't explicitly message, not Snapchat itself or nation-state actors. Not that it really shields from anyone, since people regularly take screenshots of Snapchats and share them.
mundo 10y ago
This reads like a parody, or an "I'm the ideas guy" joke.
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11 points by rchodava 10y ago

"Thought experiment"? Doesn't this post describe Diaspora? https://diasporafoundation.org/ https://diasporafoundation.org/

darfs 10y ago
Or StatsuNet/GNU Social.
rchodava 10y ago
Yes, there are a few existing decentralized social networks but as far as I know, they have not thought about or focused on some of the privacy-related issues that we want to highlight.
- icc97 10y ago
  Shouldn't you at least mention once in your post that this is bit similar to diaspora? Or at least write a bit in there to say what your proposing does better than diaspora
  - rchodava 10y ago
    The post was meant to be a concise description of an architecture, and is not meant to be comprehensive in any sense. I definitely agree that diaspora, and a few other projects out there feel like they should be a part of it and in fact, it started out as a more extensive post including a roundup, and a motivation on the state of social networks. Hopefully, it is the first of a few written works (as well as technical works) and there is plenty to be said about the topic.

hackaflocka 10y ago

In talking to millenials, I've discovered (sadly) that they don't care much about privacy. They draw the line at revenge porn.

oh_sigh 10y ago
They do care about privacy - which is why so many people use snapchat instead of posting to their facebook walls
- ravenstine 10y ago
  Well, privacy in the sense that they don't want their mommies and daddies see what they post.
- lazzlazzlazz 10y ago
  How is giving Snapchat all of your geodata, detailed facial recognition data, etc. an improvement on privacy? Unless you're using a very specific and confused concept of privacy.
  - Fej 10y ago
    It's "privacy" in the sense that it's nominally shielded from people you don't explicitly message, not Snapchat itself or nation-state actors. Not that it really shields from anyone, since people regularly take screenshots of Snapchats and share them.

mundo 10y ago

This reads like a parody, or an "I'm the ideas guy" joke.

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