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The point of E2E is that it doesn't matter who owns the server. "End to End" means end to end, not 'end to middle then decrypted then to end'. If it's ever decr
by m3rc 8y ago
The point of E2E is that it doesn't matter who owns the server. "End to End" means end to end, not 'end to middle then decrypted then to end'. If it's ever decrypted anywhere but an endpoint it's not E2E, by definition.
- mc808 8y agoIn the voice assistant example, the server is one of the endpoints. The point they're making is that E2E doesn't really help there if you can't be sure who is looking over shoulders on the other end. If the two ends are both under your control or scrutiny, then it doesn't matter who's hiding in the clouds... Except for metadata of course.
- codedokode 8y agoTypical IoT device usually talks to the server where all the received data are often stored for futured use. If they used E2E, server wouldn't be necessary - it would make more sense to connect directly inside home WiFi network for example.