points by tclancy 15 hours ago | 0 comments
Add me to the list. This feels like a “the road to Hell is paved with good intentions” item.
[–] jerf 15 hours ago
[–] Nevermark 4 hours ago
The system could work just as well for the user, stored only on the users devices, syncing in encrypted form only.
The plausibility in plausible deniability evaporates instantly with device/service/software provider's accessibility.
But faux plausible deniability seems to be just as effective of a fig leaf.
I'm sure they'll sell this on what it can hypothetically do that is useful to the owner, but I don't think any of us need to pretend this will be anything other than something inimical to our desires in the end. I don't need to give them their deniability.