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What we really need is a new protocol based on Kademelia or something, a decentralized DNS. Engineering such a thing to scale would be tough, but getting adopt
by api 15y ago
What we really need is a new protocol based on Kademelia or something, a decentralized DNS.
Engineering such a thing to scale would be tough, but getting adoption might be easier than we think. It could be offered via click-to-install browser extensions and click-to-install free apps in app stores.
- NHQ 15y agoGoogle and other search engines could do a lot to undermine the current DNS as well, if they supported indexing other nets.
- MBlume 15y agoThe second they do that, they'll only be available on the other nets.
- abscondment 15y agoCan you elaborate? I don't follow how that might come about.
- webjprgm 15y agoEasy. The reason for the other nets is because the governmental ones want to censor out parts. So if a domain on the govt net starts bypassing censorship by pointing at things on the other nets, the govt will consider that domain also an infringing domain and censor it too. Of course, we're talking about Google. The US government wouldn't lightly block google.com. But it would start some sort of battle.
- kiba 15y agoUm, a decentralized DNS already exists, and it's called namecoin. Click on the story link again and explore.