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> I trust Facebook's security team to audit and patch much more than I trust any random friend. Sure, but I wouldn't choose "a random friend" to run my FB rep
by bigiain 9y ago
> I trust Facebook's security team to audit and patch much more than I trust any random friend.
Sure, but I wouldn't choose "a random friend" to run my FB replacement service, I'd choose a trusted friend. And more importantly, no matter how good Facebooks security team are at patching and auditing servers - THEY ARE THE ADVERSARY IN THIS CONTEXT!
- gregknicholson 9y ago> Sure, but I wouldn't choose "a random friend" to run my FB replacement service, I'd choose a trusted friend. How does this relate to scuttlebutt? There's no scuttlebutt “service”; it's a tool and a protocol, like a pen and the English language. > no matter how good Facebooks security team are at patching and auditing servers - THEY ARE THE ADVERSARY IN THIS CONTEXT! I think this is the salient point: if you send data to your friend, they necessarily have that data and can leak it; but there's no need for a stranger with unknown motives (Facebook) to also have that data.