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by yoo1I
3547 days ago
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> Yes, I am well aware of the enormous, almost insurmountable chicken and egg problem of Oh By Codes not being useful until everyone knows what they are. I fail to see how what an "oh by" code achieves that cannot be achieved by an URL, save for the subjective beauty of the format looking like 0xffffff. Plus, if this became a thing, everybody would have to put their total trust in "PERFECT PRIVACY, LLC" or "Oh By, Inc.", which seems a step backwards from the distributed nature of DNS. Would you mind expanding a bit and explaining how this system can be used to log into services? That doesn't seem to be so obvious. |
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You're correct. Sadly, in 2016, it appears that most people aren't creating and maintaining their own web pages. I wish this weren't the case, but it is.
What's nice about an Oh By Code, other than being a lightweight (throwaway ?) website that you can (optionally) create for free is that you can communicate the "URL" in real life. You don't need a computer to pass on an Oh By Code. You can chalk it on the sidewalk or write it on a post-it note in a way that is difficult with URLs or other schemas (like email addresses).
In fact, it's even shorter and quicker than a phone number.
"Plus, if this became a thing, everybody would have to put their total trust in "PERFECT PRIVACY, LLC""
That's true. I'd say we have as good a track record as anyone. It's worth mentioning that the rsync.net warrant canary, which was the first warrant canary, turned ten this year.
"Would you mind expanding a bit and explaining how this system can be used to log into services? That doesn't seem to be so obvious."
I'm not sure. We're brainstorming ways in which it makes sense to give people an Oh By Code instead of giving people a phone number and this seemed to relate to this discussion. As I said, my new business card will have nothing on it except 0xJOHN.