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In a nutshell I dont think we would have seen much change - corporations only engage in security insofar as much as they are required to - we've seen that even
by hobs 2y ago
In a nutshell I dont think we would have seen much change - corporations only engage in security insofar as much as they are required to - we've seen that even in this "metastatic SSL enabled growth" we've basically sold out security to the lowest common denominator, and core actors in the industry just use these security features as a fig leaf to pretend they give a single crap.
Now, would CERTAIN industries exist without strong cryptography? Maybe not, but commerce doesn't really care about privacy in most cases, it cares about money changing hands.
- InDubioProRubio 2y agoI dont know, they sure make sure the paper-trail is shredded and shedded with the Azure Document Abo 365. When it comes to security from liability everything is top notch.
- Terr_ 2y agoRight: So what we need to do is make organizations liable for mishandling data. Imagine if you could sue a company for disclosing your unique email address to spammers and scammers. (They claim it's the fault of their unscrupulous business partner? Then they can sue for damages in turn, not my problem.) There are some practical issues to overcome with that vision... but I find it rather cathartic.
- red_admiral 2y agoCryptocurrency, if you accept it and its ecosystem as an industry, would certainly not exist. And as for privacy, a fairy dies every time some someone praises bitcoin for being anonymous.
- try_the_bass 2y ago> And as for privacy, a fairy dies every time some someone praises bitcoin for being anonymous. And yet countless thefts have happened and had the proceeds exfiltrated via Bitcoin, and the culprits never caught. If that's not effective/practical anonymity, I don't know what is?
- wmf 2y agoA decent number have been caught and plenty of others are known but can't be held responsible because they're state supported.
- try_the_bass 2y ago"A decent number" instead of "every" kind of supports my point, though. I'm not saying you get anonymity for free, but by taking the right steps and being very careful, it's actually pretty straightforward.