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I do not want malware authors to be able to run code on my machine outside of my control. That prevents me from knowing whether it is installed, what it is doi
by btilly 4y ago
I do not want malware authors to be able to run code on my machine outside of my control. That prevents me from knowing whether it is installed, what it is doing, or to have a way to get rid of it.
Holomorphic encryption allows someone's interests to be secured. But I'm dubious that I'm the one who will actually benefit here.
- yarg 4y agoThen don't run code from untrusted sources. This also has major implications for cloud compute.
- btilly 4y agoThat's not a realistic answer. Do you have any idea how much software is on the average consumer device, and how poorly equipped the average consumer is to determine its provenance let alone decide what is trustworthy? Not to mention that there are economic reasons to run untrusted software. For example no matter how little I trust Zoom and Slack, I don't have a job if I am not willing to run them.
- bawolff 4y agoSure, but homomorphic encryption doesn't really change anything on that front. Maybe it might in theory make it much harder to audit, but its not like you are auditing all that code right now.
- Sunspark 4y agoI like the approach of having a dedicated PC and phone that is permitted to be riddled with remote-management and malware and used only for those purposes, and my own devices completely separate.
- btilly 4y agoI liked that approach until I realized that devices are replaceable, people aren't. If my kids want to play a game wirh me, I'll install the game. A pristine device that I can't use to further my values is worthless to me.