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throwaway478484last Friday at 11:33 AM2 repliesview on HN

If Google’s services can respond to queries, they must be able to read them.

If A uses a cereal box cipher and B has a cereal box cipher, B can can make sense of encoded messages A sends them, A can ask about the weather, and B can reply with an encoded response that A can decode and read. B is able to read A’s decoded query, and B knew what the weather was, and responded to A with that information.

Security is not magic.


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eynshamlast Friday at 12:25 PM

What do you think fully homomorphic encryption is, then?

NoImmatureAdHomlast Friday at 6:29 PM

The thing that you find magical is not only actually possible but implemented and in use! What a day for you! Enjoy it, this is a rare event :-D