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There is a huge opportunity here for Apple to do a proper chain of trust. “You want to talk to Adam, but you haven’t verified their keys yet. However your cont
by aaomidi 3y ago
There is a huge opportunity here for Apple to do a proper chain of trust.
“You want to talk to Adam, but you haven’t verified their keys yet. However your contacts Anna and Derek have confirmed Adam’s identity”
- epolanski 3y agoI'm always confused by this. This merely validates that Anna at the time thought that was Adam's number, what else? Does not guarantee it's Adam reading.
- toomuchtodo 3y agoIf you have a cryptographic primitive and a robust system to protect it (secure hardware, biometric auth), if you can confirm digital identity in real life you can be reasonably assured Adam is reading. Chain of integrity.
- candiddevmike 3y agoJust like blockchain, meat space applications of digital chains of trust require too much benevolence. At the end of all the state of the art crypto is Grandma pushing a button.
- toomuchtodo 3y agoSpeaks to the robustness of the legal system, and code simply a crude layer on top of it.
- pyrophane 3y agoAt its best it verifies that "Adam" is using a device that was verified by a trusted 3rd party as being added to the network by Adam himself. So, it is more about trusting devices than individual interactions.
- jojobas 3y agoThis is such a privacy leak that I have a hard time thinking you're serious. “You want to talk to Family Lawyer D. Ivorstein, but you haven’t verified their keys yet. However your contact Wife has confirmed D. Ivorstein’s identity”
- pyrophane 3y agoPerhaps you could address that issue through explicit "family" or "friend" groups, where people can chose who they wish to verify for. That would limit the usefulness of the trust network but prevent the privacy issue you mention.
- aaomidi 3y agoIt would have to be an optional sharing. The UX would need a bit of work. I would trust my technical friend with their chain of trust, but not my hair dresser.