" three researchers have crafted a long-sought version of private information retrieval and extended it to build a more general privacy strategy. The work, which received a Best Paper Award in June 2023 at the annual Symposium on Theory of Computing, topples a major theoretical barrier on the way to a truly private search."
danhab99 ( @danhab99@programming.dev ) 5•5 months agoMost Linux package managers sync the list of all packages they can download. I wonder if some sort of system like that can be used to federate web searching.
emptiestplace ( @emptiestplace@lemmy.ml ) 15•5 months agoSo we all just have a copy of the internet and then we can grep for things we are interested in … I’m actually not super against this.
Elise ( @xilliah@beehaw.org ) 1•5 months agoWell perhaps a selection? You don’t need the data set for crotcheting or perl coding if that’s not up your alley.
Strykker ( @Strykker@programming.dev ) 1•5 months agoOnce you do that though you end up telling people what you are interested in which goes against the whole purpose in the first place.
Elise ( @xilliah@beehaw.org ) 1•5 months agoAh ok so we’re talking perfect safety here