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While other comments about security may be right, it probably isn't a reason not to pursue this. It's a great idea and very worthwhile pursuing. My main concer

While other comments about security may be right, it probably isn't a reason not to pursue this. It's a great idea and very worthwhile pursuing. My main concern is over using hashes as an address. A hash isn't a unique address but I haven't seen any mention of protections being built in to protect against the risks of downloading different files with the same hashes.

icebraining 12y ago
Searching for "ipfs collisions" returns this IRC discussion, in which joeyh makes the same point: https://botbot.me/freenode/ipfs/2015-03-05/#33399953 https://botbot.me/freenode/ipfs/2015-03-05/#33399953 (search for "collision" if it doesn't appear immediately).