Re:IETF Draft: Centralization, Decentralization, and Interne...
by ahnick on Monday July 11, 2022 @08:29AM
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If 90% of the nodes are controlled by Google, then I think the answer is clear that you do NOT in fact have a distributed system. If this occurs, then the system was not designed well and should be abandoned for a new one.
Agreed, you want the nodes to be controlled by many different entities globally, but that should be a function of the technical implementation of the distributed system rather than having to identify a responsible party that is accountable for this objective. Privacy is crucial to ensure a distributed system continues to function; otherwise, orgs or individuals running nodes could be censored in mass by authorities or participants may stop using the system due to security concerns.
Agreed, you want the nodes to be controlled by many different entities globally, but that should be a function of the technical implementation of the distributed system rather than having to identify a responsible party that is accountable for this objective. Privacy is crucial to ensure a distributed system continues to function; otherwise, orgs or individuals running nodes could be censored in mass by authorities or participants may stop using the system due to security concerns.