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Originally Posted by nthn View Post
You could say the same thing about ingredient lists or expiry dates on food items, they only show what should be in there, but still someone might have poisoned your cookies. It's reasonable to assume that there are no real lies on the package, that your cookies will contain exactly and only those things listed in the ingredients and that they didn't expire five years ago. This doesn't prevent the cookie company from telling any lies (companies being called to court for false advertising is not uncommon), but it creates some trust that otherwise wouldn't have been there. I don't extensively read the ingredients on my cookies, but knowing they're there sufficiently satisfies my curiosity (side note: I'm thinking interpassivity may be at play here) and I don't think I would have bought them if there were no ingredients listed at all. Of course, this in itself doesn't explain why I would eat anything at a restaurant or at a friend's place, because usually the ingredients of the food aren't listed there.
while all that might be true, an Average Joe will know the difference between banana or strawberry flavour on the very first bite. With codes...... not so much.
In so many situations we just have to trust the other party first and then time will tell....
But what really surprise me is that even with every bit of code open and with unhackable encryption you are still at mercy of your service provider or government because they can shut your service down or block acces. And even if you would want to build alternative infrastructure, you can't because all that is or needs to be regulated by the state.
At the end, it's jut the question of who do you trust more with your data. App developer, HW manufacturer, service provider, your govenment....... or when your ex hits you with revenge porn Because in the end even the person from the other side of that encrypted something can betray your trust.
 

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