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Sounds they want self custody of their keys. This isn't what the general public want. Decoupling identity from social is a good idea but you can't just migrate
by arbol 3y ago
Sounds they want self custody of their keys. This isn't what the general public want.
Decoupling identity from social is a good idea but you can't just migrate the key storage to a single custodian entity. There'd need to be a multiple custodians to ensure the same power imbalances didn't reappear in a different form (e.g. Google owning everyone's logins).
- agentgumshoe 3y agoExactly. There is no magic trustable non-local/distributed system that replaces 'self-hosted' for this purpose. All that is needed is a to create your local identity (e.g. like storing fingerprint biometrics on your laptop) and a clever way to sync between physical devices (e.g. through bluetooth). We're in this weird situation where people don't want to be responsible for managing their own data/id, but can't trust others to do so for them.