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Everyone's pod would be on a computer they own Why? Hardware is hard. Why not just encrypt it and let it live in the cloud? If you want your insurance com
by FreeHugs 7y ago
Everyone's pod would be on a computer they own
Why? Hardware is hard. Why not just encrypt it and let it live in the cloud?
If you want your insurance company
to have access to your fitness data,
you grant it through your pod.
Or just give them a key that can decrypt your fitness data?
- hugodutka 7y agoWhat you are suggesting sounds similar to https://blockstack.org/ https://blockstack.org/. For me the problem with this approach is trusting that encryption will keep your data safe indefinitely. I worry that current encryption algorithms will become crackable at some point in time, let’s say in 50 years. I wouldn’t like for my current medical records to become publicly available then.
- matlin 7y agoI agree but I think just having your own VM in the cloud solves this. If each user has their own IP then you can basically get E2E encryption between users with SSL so you don't need to worry about encryption as a developer or user. I really don't like the idea of assuming people have access and relying on bulletproof encryption on a completely decentralized system. I would much rather trust a cloud provider that I'm paying for.
- 8bitsrule 7y agoI'd rather pay for hardware I own than someone else's. (I accept the 'hardship'.) And that I can unplug should problems arise. (The cloud is okay for public things.)