The Problem with Centralized Systems: The Case For Peer-to-Peer Communication
In an age where censorship and surveillance is commonplace, the movement for secure and resilient communication has never seen such fervent support. Encrypted messaging apps such as Telegram and Signal, and other hyper-secure technologies, have all gained widespread adoption and success. Unfortunately, the centralization of these platforms has created a single point of failure and made them vulnerable to censorship and data breaches. Enter Web3 technology, decentralization, and peer-to-peer (P2P) communications. By leveraging decentralized networks and blockchains, P2P technologies promise to support end-to-end communication, uncompromising access control, anonymity, and resilience against censorship and data breaches. Instead of relying on a single point of control, these technologies distribute information across multiple nodes, ensuring that no single entity can control or censor the flow of information. We have reached a point where consumer technology can quite simply overcome c...