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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.

[1]: https://blog.millerti.me/2023/01/22/encrypting-data-in-the-b...

[2]: https://sneakernetsend.com/

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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...
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