On the modern web, ISPs are one of your threats (2015)

Re:On the modern web, ISPs are one of your threats (2015) by qwename on Saturday November 26, 2016 @03:23PM (#13045653)

Communicating over the Internet is like relaying letters with the destination and return address at the top. Anyone in the chain can choose to look at the content, tamper with it, or refuse to pass it on.

A giant web that relies on trust. Is there a system where trust is not necessary, but can still get things done? Although I can't think of a use-case for this.

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Re:On the modern web, ISPs are one of your threats (2015) by myowncrapulence on Saturday November 26, 2016 @04:06PM (#13045853)

  Is there a system where trust is not necessary, but can still get things done?

Yes. Check out cjdns (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cjdns) and Hyperboria (https://hyperboria.net)

An entirely encrypted network of relays where ip addresses themselves are encrypted so no one can snoop traffic.

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Re:On the modern web, ISPs are one of your threats (2015) by qwename on Saturday November 26, 2016 @05:35PM (#13046334)

It seems like users are not anonymous, but this lead me to the concepts of overlay networks[1], darknet[2], and mesh networks[3]. Thanks for that.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overlay_network

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darknet

[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesh_networking

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Re:On the modern web, ISPs are one of your threats (2015) by egh5oon on Saturday November 26, 2016 @07:40PM (#13046972)

No mention of Tor and its Onion Services?

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Re:On the modern web, ISPs are one of your threats (2015) by kuschku on Saturday November 26, 2016 @03:54PM (#13045793)

Postcards. That describes what you mean.

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Re:On the modern web, ISPs are one of your threats (2015) by revelation on Saturday November 26, 2016 @04:57PM (#13046111)

The thin paper wafer around your mail hardly makes it tamperproof. Laws are a good start.

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