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Comment by Retr0id

16 hours ago

Although now I think about it more, you could have APIs for "decrypt this [text/image] with key $id, and render it as a secure overlay at coordinates ($x, $y)"

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londons_explore  15 hours ago

Exactly. Thats how DRM video works, and I don't see why you couldn't do the same for text.

  • Retr0id  15 hours ago

    Actual DRM uses symmetric keys though, figuring out how to do the crypto in an E2EE-comaptible way would be challenging.

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