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> the web is a giant network of interlinked computer programs, none of which can be trusted Agreed, but Gemini does address the problem of surveillance. All m

> the web is a giant network of interlinked computer programs, none of which can be trusted Agreed, but Gemini does address the problem of surveillance. All metadata are still leaked: IP addresses, DNS queries, FQDNs in the TLS session opening. Also timing attacks. Furthermore, there's nothing that Gemini can do to prevent unofficial extensions, e.g. browsers detecting and loading HTML/CSS/javascript found on a Gemini page.

selfhoster11 5y ago
> All metadata are still leaked: IP addresses, DNS queries, FQDNs in the TLS session opening. Also timing attacks. That's the problem with the current iteration of the internet. If you run a Gemini-based hidden service, they go away. > Furthermore, there's nothing that Gemini can do to prevent unofficial extensions, e.g. browsers detecting and loading HTML/CSS/javascript found on a Gemini page. That's the problem for the client to take care of. Those clients that aren't built with web technologies are unlikely to be subject to accidental web technology execution.