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The Hypercult of Transparency[nice choice of words!] exists because people keep falling for the Transparency=Accountability meme. And until the rather recent ad
by no_identd 8y ago
The Hypercult of Transparency[nice choice of words!] exists because people keep falling for the Transparency=Accountability meme. And until the rather recent advent of homeomorphic encryption, that meme did have some rather humongous amounts of truth to it. However, given the existence of homeomorphic encryption, this no longer rings true.
Speaking of homeomorphic encryption and Facebook:
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19288633 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19288633
- bogomipz 8y agoWhats the connection between discussions about "the cult of transparency" and homeomorphic encryption?
- Natanael_L 8y agoPresumably that accountability could be achieved despite secrecy, through code. Also see Zero-knowledge proofs
- no_identd 8y agoYepp.