The Cryptographic Zombie: How Keybase Went from Privacy Darling to Zoom’s Cleanup Crew

I remember when Keybase first launched years ago. If you, like me, were anywhere near the intersection of privacy advocacy and software development in the mid-2010s, you likely had an account. It was the ultimate geek flex: a cryptographic identity platform that promised to

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The Cryptographic Zombie: How Keybase Went from Privacy Darling to Zoom’s Cleanup Crew - SCHULZ:DK

I remember when Keybase first launched years ago. If you, like me, were anywhere near the intersection of privacy advocacy and software development in the mid-2010s, you likely had an account. It was the ultimate geek flex: a cryptographic identity platform that promised to finally make PGP – Pretty Good Privacy – accessible to mere […]

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