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Decentralized is the only way to know for sure your data is not being treated server-side against your wishes. This will certainly be the future of the social i

by gliboc 8y ago

Decentralized is the only way to know for sure your data is not being treated server-side against your wishes. This will certainly be the future of the social internet. However, blockchain is absolutely not the only decentralization support, and might be the worst candidate to store data ever. If your comment about that was not a joke, then maybe you should actualize your knowledge on decentralized algorithms (for example, strong consensus as in the blockchain can be achieved using stellar consensus protocol, and many decentralized services work perfectly using peer to peer technology - not only file sharing). Also, I find your comment about "Jane Average" quite inappropriate. Anyone can understand it's bad to give too much power to companies whose interests are financial. Moreover, it's inacurate : the current scandal and outfire against Facebook mostly comes from "Jane Average" people, and not the technical community who's mostly saying "we already knew it".

bjpbakker 8y ago
> blockchain is absolutely not the only decentralization support, and might be the worst candidate to store data ever Thank you! Was about to reply the same thing when I read that comment. > for example, strong consensus as in the blockchain can be achieved using stellar consensus protocol I don't really think a social network needs that much consensus. Not for personal data anyway. As you control your own data, there is no need for consensus with others :)
BeetleB 8y ago
>Decentralized is the only way to know for sure your data is not being treated server-side against your wishes. This will certainly be the future of the social internet. As a society, we are not even close to being there. There isn't a single person I personally know who has decided to leave Facebook for this reason. >Moreover, it's inacurate : the current scandal and outfire against Facebook mostly comes from "Jane Average" people, and not the technical community who's mostly saying "we already knew it". Frankly, I see little evidence of this. It seems mostly coming from activists.

by gliboc 8y ago

bjpbakker 8y ago

> blockchain is absolutely not the only decentralization support, and might be the worst candidate to store data ever Thank you! Was about to reply the same thing when I read that comment. > for example, strong consensus as in the blockchain can be achieved using stellar consensus protocol I don't really think a social network needs that much consensus. Not for personal data anyway. As you control your own data, there is no need for consensus with others :)

BeetleB 8y ago

>Decentralized is the only way to know for sure your data is not being treated server-side against your wishes. This will certainly be the future of the social internet. As a society, we are not even close to being there. There isn't a single person I personally know who has decided to leave Facebook for this reason. >Moreover, it's inacurate : the current scandal and outfire against Facebook mostly comes from "Jane Average" people, and not the technical community who's mostly saying "we already knew it". Frankly, I see little evidence of this. It seems mostly coming from activists.