Elon’s shock and fury about the database key sounds like he got a report from an out-of-breath 20 year old DOGE kid who thinks they’re hot shit and discovered some massive flaw.

Elon also seems like the kind of person that believes a database schema is all that’s needed to govern a population.

[–] 4am@lemm.ee 128 points 2 years ago (1 children)

He’s mad because it isn’t blockchain

[–] Gullible@sh.itjust.works 64 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Goddammit, now you’re giving him ideas.

[–] 7toed@midwest.social 39 points 2 years ago (3 children)

2027 Bingo Card: US adopts BTC as reserve currency, replaces USD, both crash.

[–] lemming@sh.itjust.works 22 points 2 years ago (1 children)

BTC? No way, that's way too sane. It's going to be DOGE.

[–] NotSteve_@lemmy.ca 13 points 2 years ago

Nah it'll be Trump Coin. Gotta own the grift from the top down

[–] Serinus@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

It's not impossible. There are a lot of crypto grifters who have been prepping to scam the American government.

[–] jonne@infosec.pub 2 points 2 years ago

Pretty sure that was already something they announced that they'd do.

[–] RamenJunkie@midwest.social 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

He already wants to replace everything in the US with Blockchain and Crypto scam shit doesn't he?

[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 years ago

Did you want to trust a central authority for your Social Security? It'll get censored! /s

[–] 4am@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago

I wouldn’t be giving him any ideas unless I founded a company and he bought his way in

[–] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 48 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children)

Database schema = "Not fraudulant", what's so hard about that? Login credentials don't even need to be encrypted if you say no fraud before you log in, and cross your fingers. It's basic programming knowledge, come on man. Also throw some salt over shoulder and slaughter a goat for good measure just in case.

[–] dohpaz42@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

You just describe half of my career. 😅

[–] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago (1 children)

You joke, but one of the programs at my work we use legit doesn't need credentials, just a username. That one's a head scratcher to me.

[–] brbposting@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago

Would that almost be OK if it were like 40 characters long? Like, you can view any photo on Google Photos if you have the right alphanumeric string

Would still be saved insecurely in password managers and other issues though

[–] renzev@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

Login credentials don’t even need to be encrypted if you say no fraud before you log in, and cross your fingers

Don't forget to unset the evil bit as well!

[–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

[–] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

In plain text I assume right? You're not crazy..

[–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

If they weren't in plain text how could we check to make sure it's still there?