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Is it really that common? I often see HN posts calling for end-to-end encryption, but not homomorphic encryption. (But even "just" end-to-end encryption is mo
by cakoose 6y ago
Is it really that common? I often see HN posts calling for end-to-end encryption, but not homomorphic encryption.
(But even "just" end-to-end encryption is more difficult than many realize.)
- Andrew_nenakhov 6y agoMost people asking for mandatory e2ee everywhere to protect their privace do so only because they have heard from someone that it is a good idea. Most often they do not understand the tradeoffs that come with mandatory e2ee (difficult information transfer, easy loss of data, no server-side search, etc), and are not ready to deal with them.