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Alert users that the market is compromised. An example, an admin could have a personal password that is used to update a secure hash of "last known time the ma
by mabbo 9y ago
Alert users that the market is compromised.
An example, an admin could have a personal password that is used to update a secure hash of "last known time the market was not compromised". The users can use the public key to verify the markers. Every day or two, the admin updates that marker using the private key (password). A few days after they're arrested, they won't have updated it, the users will know something is up.
- deanclatworthy 9y agoThis is an over engineered solution, and I never understood the value of these warrant canaries etc. In the right set of circumstances you would be compelled to hand over any keys (with their passphrase) in an investigation like this, and failure to do so would result in harsher penalties. People are the weak link here.
- TillE 9y agoThis is fanciful. It assumes both extreme competence and legal powers to compel just about anything, neither of which generally exist. You can often be forced to unlock encrypted data as part of evidence gathering, but there's no legal power to make you conduct arbitrary processes which only exist in your head.
- princeb 9y agohttps://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/02/justice-naps-man-jailed-16-months-for-refusing-to-reveal-passwords/ https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/02/justice-naps-man...
- numbsafari 9y agoIf you are a valuable enough target, "legal power" isn't the issue... https://xkcd.com/538/ https://xkcd.com/538/
- amyjess 9y agoThe founder of the Silk Road was caught because he slipped up and gave away his identity. The founder of Alphabay was caught because he put his personal email address in the welcome emails. The police relied on opsec faulires, not technical measures to capture them.
- the-dude 9y agoWhy would the admin care?
- mabbo 9y agoThat's... That is a good point. Damn. I suppose the best bet for the admin would be to give the private key as part of a plea deal. Well, it would work for people who build Tor sites for moral/ethical purposes
- ryanlol 9y agoThey seem to have done exactly that: http://i.imgur.com/yowD1Vr.png http://i.imgur.com/yowD1Vr.png