it's important to know that Dat & SSB are such a security hole. the thing about SSB in particular, though... is it's main value prop:
this tool can be used on a sailboat with no web access
our worldwide, global, ungated internet may be the thing that leaves us quite soon.
postal mail was also subject to intrusive surveillance for as long as written words have been delivered by humans. submitting them to the internet, and expecting that we should somehow be blessed with total freedom from prying eyes may have been the mistake.
more networks could be the answer. distributed social groups. decentralized governance.
more countries could be the answer... if we want to abandon the central authorities and the power they concentrate.
it's clear from this point in history nothing will be the same again. but staying connected to the global net comes with obvious trade-offs for personal security.
it's important to know that Dat & SSB are such a security hole. the thing about SSB in particular, though... is it's main value prop:
our worldwide, global, ungated internet may be the thing that leaves us quite soon.postal mail was also subject to intrusive surveillance for as long as written words have been delivered by humans. submitting them to the internet, and expecting that we should somehow be blessed with total freedom from prying eyes may have been the mistake.
more networks could be the answer. distributed social groups. decentralized governance.
more countries could be the answer... if we want to abandon the central authorities and the power they concentrate.
it's clear from this point in history nothing will be the same again. but staying connected to the global net comes with obvious trade-offs for personal security.