[HN Gopher] The Generational Transition to Programmable Cryptogr...
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       The Generational Transition to Programmable Cryptography
        
       Author : newsreaderguy
       Score  : 38 points
       Date   : 2024-08-28 23:42 UTC (1 days ago)
        
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       | perching_aix wrote:
       | site is dead without js
        
         | ruuda wrote:
         | Which is odd, given that it contains zero interactive elements
         | even with js enabled.
        
       | thadt wrote:
       | > Example applications of the Universal Protocol:
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       | > ...your smartphone can generate a cryptographically secure
       | response to any query about your financial history or health,
       | while keeping your underlying data private and in your own
       | control.
       | 
       | My kids love playing '20 questions'. It's rather remarkable how
       | fast you can go from knowing nothing, to very specific
       | information. With a few answers to 'any query' about your
       | financial history or health, your underlying data will be neither
       | private, nor in your control.
        
       | ur-whale wrote:
       | This article is pretty far out, but definitely worth a read.
       | 
       | Cryptography is one of these subjects that initially seems
       | interesting in terms of how it works but rather boring in terms
       | of what it does.
       | 
       | But then the more you learn about it, the more you discover how
       | deep the rabbit hole of _applications_ actually is.
       | 
       | This article does a pretty good job of exposing you to how deep
       | the topic of cryptography _applications_ potentially is.
        
       | eximius wrote:
       | While there is a certain exciting aspect to this in the same vein
       | as any cyberpunk dystopia might have, it also sounds exceedingly
       | wasteful.
       | 
       | The security properties are interesting but largely overshadowed
       | by economic forces. Things become centralized because they're
       | cheaper and easier for users.
       | 
       | If this system existed, it would have to have _such a good user
       | experience_ to overcome its many inefficiencies.
        
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