" 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."

  • @Strykker
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    18 months ago

    Once 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
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      18 months ago

      Ah ok so we’re talking perfect safety here