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by rcarback 2y ago
There are a number of such systems that do this via revoting or dummy ballots. One of my projects, Votexx, uses vote nullification (or flipping) via a trusted third party chosen by the voter. The general idea for all of these is if you add
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The Class Gap in Career Progression: Evidence from US Academia [pdf](annastansbury.github.io)
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Step-by-step NEST single neuron simulation(fabriziomusacchio.com)
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by rcarback 3y ago
The "I don't trust Signal" articles were one of the things that inspired me to push for making xxm first over other apps. Since then a few other options have also sprung up (Session, cwtch, simplex to name a few). Also, it w
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by rcarback 3y ago
I think you are being too deferential here. Reports from 2007/2008 had already indicated significant interference and government spying between agencies and with private corporations. Also, at that time it was widely believed but not y
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by rcarback 5y ago
Yes they are separate.
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by rcarback 5y ago
When I've taught and had opportunity to include an ethics discussion, Cellebrite has been the example I gave on the spectrum right before you cross into malware. AFAIK, they have no special government exemptions or other permissions t
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by rcarback 5y ago
Agreed that usernames aren't exactly anonymous, which is why the platform doesn't require one to use and you can share your QR Code directly instead. I think the mobile apps might force registration with user discovery (this is an
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by rcarback 5y ago
I respect this position, but it is notable that this project and its goals are different from all other blockchain projects. The private messaging is meant to be an intrinsic part of this blockchain for transactions and to provide a platfor
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by rcarback 5y ago
No it can't use SMS as a transport. It protects metadata using a mixnet and the E2E encryption for authenticated channels uses post quantum cryptography(SIDH) to establish symmetric keys. The infrastructure is run by 3rd party node run
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by rcarback 5y ago
First come first serve right now. Identity is based on keys generated on device and the usernames are based on a network service which I expect we will decentralize (i.e., set up your own like e-mail).
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by rcarback 5y ago
It protects metadata using a mixnet and the E2E encryption for authenticated channels uses post quantum cryptography(SIDH) to establish symmetric keys. The infrastructure is run by 3rd party node runners and there's an open source API
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by rcarback 5y ago
It is early stage, but there is now an alternative to Signal that doesn't use phone numbers at all: https://xx.network/messenger/ While you can add your number to be searchable by others, it doesn't let stran
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by rcarback 5y ago
"NeuralHash is a perceptual hashing function" https://www.apple.com/child-safety/pdf/CSAM_Detection_Techni...
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by rcarback 7y ago
That depends on the criteria, which could be "the candidate that most people accept/approve" (my personal preference), "the candidate that the most people will choose over all others", or something else. IRV has fai