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by AlexAltea 1232 days ago
Instead of blocking technology, what about addressing the root problem: People need to understand concepts such as "chain of trust".

Do you trust videocall participants because you recognize their faces and voices? ...Or because a server certified by a root CA has authenticated the other participants?

The age of deepfakes has started, nobody can stop it. Improving our mental security models will become as essential as literacy.