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Can someone ELI5 why an alternative is really needed here?
by rebblumstein 7y ago
Can someone ELI5 why an alternative is really needed here?
- rasengan 7y agoThere needs to be a way to verify keys and identity when using encryption as well as when using public key operations as a method of authentication in general. Keybase, a centralized service, provided this ability [1]. Now that it was acquired by Zoom who has a history of poor privacy policies [2], people are looking for an alternative. One suggested alternative is Handshake [3], a decentralized system. [1] https://book.keybase.io/guides/proof-integration-guide https://book.keybase.io/guides/proof-integration-guide [2] https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/apr/02/zoom-technology-security-coronavirus-video-conferencing https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/apr/02/zoom-tech... [3] https://handshake.org/ https://handshake.org/
- otachack 7y agoKeybase was acquired by Zoom, and the statement from Keybase reflects that they'll mostly be focusing on Zoom products rather than Keybase product line, hinting it may get abandoned.