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1. h (h@social.coop)'s status on Tuesday, 27-Feb-2018 04:37:48 EST h

   Further thoughts on Issues that still need to be resolved on "permanent web" stuff #ipfs, #scuttlebutt:

   You don't want the absurdly powerful / gov't /corps to hide information. (permanent data = transparency of the institutions).

   But you want to be able to let humans change their minds after they publish something to make it unavailable. Humans must be in control of their personal data. (privacy of the individuals).

   You need permanence for transparency.

   You need mutability for privacy.

   1. h (h@social.coop)'s status on Tuesday, 27-Feb-2018 04:44:45 EST h

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      With that in mind, the "permanent web" is not too great if you find out that you inadvertently posted publicly some inglorious pictures of yourself you don't want to be associated with for the rest of your adult life.

      The Public Key cryptography model is not a very good match for this situation. You may encrypt the content in question, and a few people can have the keys, but once the keys are out and the content is permanent, there's no way to control what happens afterwards.