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> Either you give the control over the data to a central authority, or you give the control to the user [receiver?], you can't have both. No, there are middle
by Slansitartop 9y ago
> Either you give the control over the data to a central authority, or you give the control to the user [receiver?], you can't have both.
No, there are middle grounds, such as a decentralized/local authorities. E.g. you send a hyperlink to the message on your server, rather than the message itself. Theoretically, you've still ceded control to the receiver, but practically, in most cases, you haven't.
- zAy0LfpBZLC8mAC 9y agoWell, yes, but decentralized "authorities" still have an incentive to do what their users want, and if there is a market for "no remote cancellation" accounts, then they will exist. It's quite different from one central authority that would be acting against its own interest if it did that.