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by 38529977thrw 922 days ago
None of this explains why I need to give you my telephone number to get on your boat.

Identity is the core of the matter and that is invariant of the modes of transport. On top of that comes key management. On top of that you can build your secure application on whatever platform.

Total end to end encryption can only be built on top of identity and never (ever) on a specific channel. And TE2E should be the social goal.