Data and security breaches are becoming increasingly common, highlighting the vulnerabilities of existing messaging and communications platforms. Devising computational tools and systems that better protect sensitive data against malicious attacks is therefore of utmost importance.

Researchers from several institutes worldwide recently developed Quarks, a new, decentralized messaging network based on blockchain technology. Their proposed system could overcome the limitations of most commonly used messaging platforms, allowing users to retain control over their personal data and other information they share online.

    • woloEnglish
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      1 year ago

      I don’t think that’s a feature exclusive to blockchain, though? I could imagine portable identity being implemented pretty easily with normal signatures. A user could hold a private key, and they could prove their identity to any server by proving control over it, no need for gigabytes of state history on disk.