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> The most extreme example is a secret that if I shared with you, I'd die painfully. You can't threaten me with death or torture because that's what's going to
by JadeNB 7y ago
> The most extreme example is a secret that if I shared with you, I'd die painfully. You can't threaten me with death or torture because that's what's going to happen to me if I share it with you.
I say this regretfully because I really like the slogan "technology that allows you to say no to things is great", and, of course, it's not what you meant; but, taken to its extreme, the combination of this paragraph with the logic from your first paragraph:
> This is a fantastic feature … technology that allows you to say no to things is great.
means that an imaginary Zoom feature by which it would kill you painfully if you leaked sensitive data would be fantastic.
- renewiltord 7y agoHaha, right, that is the natural syllogism that one would arrive at. The missing pieces of the picture are the prior probabilities of accidental leaking vs. coerced leaking and the value of the individual. For a spy in danger of being exposed, yes, technology which guaranteed violent death on exposure would be fantastically desirable. I won't condescend to you by walking through the entire thing, but I think you can tell I'm not an extremist and have left out all the bits about the ROI etc.
- hootguy 7y agov6?