As the only true “public square” protocol for the internet, Nostr exists to safeguard the sovereignty of END USERS online, from coercion by companies and governments who would take advantage of them.
I’m surprised to see that we STILL don’t have a “voluntary standard” for apps to be transparent about their adherence to this protocol.
Openness and transparency (over rules and enforcement) is how this protocol is protected. Why is this not a thing?
Just buy your software from EU-based developers.
LOL. The key word here is “voluntary” … and we (freedom lovers) still haven’t figured out how this works. SMH.
Why would there be voluntary non-collection of data, if you have a near monopoly? The ENTIRE POINT of getting that monopoly, is so that you don't have to give a damn about data sensitivity.
The data is the product you want to sell.
Attestations fix this.
Tell me more?
Attestations allow the signalling of the validity of any other event.
Now we have the NIP NIP by nostr:nprofile1qqsqgc0uhmxycvm5gwvn944c7yfxnnxm0nyh8tt62zhrvtd3xkj8fhgprdmhxue69uhkwmr9v9ek7mnpw3hhytnyv4mz7un9d3shjqg4waehxw309aex2mrp0yhxgctdw4eju6t09uq3vamnwvaz7tmjv4kxz7fwd4hhxarj9ec82c30hyvdwq clients can effectively ACK/NAK those on a per NIP basis.
Other devs/orgs can attest to the truthfulness/validity of those claims, along the same lines nostr:nprofile1qqsfzm94lura8dguaalkk6ml23umzqqmgqwqaqj43ms6yfgycl2s0jgpzamhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumn0wd68ytnzv9hxgtcuzkyta does.
Attestations all the way down. A WoT for notes.
I think attestations from end users will be a great tool to keep “apps honest” … but not a fix on its own.
In conjunction with voluntary “self reporting” by app developers AND education and support for actual people to “give a shit” about the app choices they make … we might crack this nut together. 💜
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