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The author underestimates how ready people are to believe slander. Publishing of DKIM keys will only allow people to produce more convincing faked emails. If a
by throwawayffffas 6y ago
The author underestimates how ready people are to believe slander. Publishing of DKIM keys will only allow people to produce more convincing faked emails. If a bunch of faked emails about a political leader signed with DKIM keys were released securities experts are going to say these keys are leaked and anyone could fake those emails but by the time they do the damage will have already happened and no one would be listening to them. The solution is not to release DKIM keys, but to make sure mails are not leaked. Throwing away signatures a few days after the email is delivered would not be a bad plan either, given they have actually served their purpose at that point.
- AntiImperialist 6y agoSo, when one sees a photograph, do people automatically believe it? Why aren't there photoshopped images of high profile people being published everywhere as slander? Because people know that photoshop exists. Similarly, if everyone knows that these keys have been released, people wouldn't believe slanderous email dumps. As I said in my other comment, I fear that Google may have securely destroyed the keys because of fear of it getting stolen.