commit 7d52babd8e789360abbceaa556b85d040c960f14 parent 7a145f3654fcb5aeeee6c87de69bf5965d54c450 Author: Christian Grothoff <christian@grothoff.org> Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2021 13:27:01 +0200 clarify Diffstat:
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diff --git a/2021-offline/offline.tex b/2021-offline/offline.tex @@ -145,13 +145,12 @@ they do not control is limiting their ability to control and customize their digital lives. Even in privacy-friendly systems (like those based on -Chaum~\cite{chaum1988untraceable}) where citizens can use digital cash to -make purchases anonymously, adding the ability to retroactively deanonymize +Chaum~\cite{chaum1988untraceable}) where citizens can use digital cash to make +purchases anonymously, adding the ability to retroactively deanonymize double-spending users implies that accidentally double-spending (say after -restoring from backup) voids the privacy assurances of the system. -% FIXME: Not clear what this refers to. What is the security property -% that is weakened? -A key security property of the systems would thus be weakened and becomes brittle. +restoring from backup) voids the privacy assurances of the system. This key +security property of the privacy-friendly systems would thus need to be +weakened and becomes brittle. \subsection{Hurting availability}