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Re:Google Is Making Private AI Practical with Homomorphic En... by rexpop on Friday August 14, 2026 @01:29PM (#49301899)
I suspect that your one moment of thought follows many years of contemplation. Maybe you can fill us in on some of that background.
Re:Google Is Making Private AI Practical with Homomorphic En... by giovannibonetti on Friday August 14, 2026 @01:31PM (#49301920)
E2E encryption means that if the user loses the keys, there is no way to recover that even if they contact support and prove the data belongs to them.
Re:Google Is Making Private AI Practical with Homomorphic En... by fg137 on Friday August 14, 2026 @04:22PM (#49304095)
> there is no way to recover that even if they contact support and prove the data belongs to them.

Eh, since Google's support doesn't exist in the first place, none of this really matters, and nothing is lost.

Re:Google Is Making Private AI Practical with Homomorphic En... by amazingamazing on Friday August 14, 2026 @01:30PM (#49301908)
How do you make e2e password management work on multiple devices as convenient as not? You cannot.

Most people who use Google trust them. And if you do not trust them then why are you using their password manager? You see? Hence why they do not bother.

Of course one might read this and say, multi device e2ee is possible! Sure, but can you allow for recovery when people inevitably lose their recovery codes at scale? If you really care about this it is not necessary to go with Google.

I stand by my original comment:

The average user does not want it.

Re:Google Is Making Private AI Practical with Homomorphic En... by Cider9986 on Monday August 17, 2026 @11:55AM (#49333063)
Literally all major password managers are E2EE except Google's. The UX is fine.