Ethereal 003 — Questions
Open questions
These are unresolved. Ethereal 003 exists to hold them open rather than settle them prematurely.
Research prototype
- Who controls expiry?
- Should both people always agree?
- Can recipients always preserve evidence?
- Should senders know when evidence is kept?
- What happens when someone joins or leaves?
- How should encrypted backups behave?
- Can capture resistance endanger victims?
- Could watermarking become coercive?
- How should children understand temporary communication?
- How can blocked users be prevented from returning?
- What metadata must the server retain?
- How is abuse reported without exposing unrelated conversation?
- What happens when devices remain offline?
- Can a message be temporary without encouraging carelessness?
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