linucs@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 12 days agoWhy don't social media and the web in general implement asymmetric key signing to always be able to verify the source of a content, thus eliminating the risk of deep fakes and fake news?message-squaremessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up10arrow-down1message-squareWhy don't social media and the web in general implement asymmetric key signing to always be able to verify the source of a content, thus eliminating the risk of deep fakes and fake news?linucs@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 12 days agomessage-square11fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarebrokenlcd@feddit.itlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·12 days agoThe problem is the chain of trust. What tells you that the key you have is the right one and not a fake interposing between you and the real one? That has been a problem for a substantial amount of time.
The problem is the chain of trust. What tells you that the key you have is the right one and not a fake interposing between you and the real one?
That has been a problem for a substantial amount of time.