Re:Incognito Darknet Market Mass-Extorts Buyers, Sellers
by tazu on Monday March 11, 2024 @11:51PM
(#39676033)
This is why we need WebAuthn[1] supporting browser-side encryption using passkeys (or any other secure enclave)[2]. Relying on servers to encrypt data for you will be seen as comical 5 years from now.
Re:Incognito Darknet Market Mass-Extorts Buyers, Sellers
by melvyn2 on Tuesday March 12, 2024 @12:36AM
(#39676241)
For dark-net markets, server-side encryption is already seen as a failsafe rather than a feature, and smart users ALWAYS encrypt client side (PGP). That said, for activities like these, smart users are not necessarily the majority...
[1]: https://blog.millerti.me/2023/01/22/encrypting-data-in-the-b...
[2]: https://sneakernetsend.com/
Some more discussion:
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39672317