Interesting thought to explore but overblown claims.
For the privacy claims to hold, a fundamental conceit is that you trust and use the nowhere app / domain. The source is open, so let’s imagine that you individually can be satisfied.
Now, the idea that entire apps can be shared via a link in a Signal chat or a QR code on a flier is a fascinating bit of compression and potential for archiving.
Imagine games shared on paper QR codes at a meetup.
Oh but here’s the rub, do you trust the arbitrary code you just scanned off of a QR code? TLS has become a proxy for trusted authorship. “Well if it’s really coming my bank then it’s probably safe”
Depending on the scale of your actual systems, you might be surprised how far you can get with open source tools like Prometheus / Graphana and just not configuring them for huge scale.
You could for example just run one VM for all of your observability stuff, and stick these tools on it and store data to disk.
Alternatively, if you've got some money and you're systems are OK with outbound internet connections. SaaS monitoring solutions like NewRelic, Dynatrace, etc. are much more plug-and-play.
You may find the world of “Civic Tech” better aligned with your values. Look into organizations like
Code for America, Center for Humane Technology, the U.S Digital Service, 18F, The Berkman Klein Center, and the Public Interest Technology Initiative at UMass.
Now, the idea that entire apps can be shared via a link in a Signal chat or a QR code on a flier is a fascinating bit of compression and potential for archiving.
Imagine games shared on paper QR codes at a meetup.
Oh but here’s the rub, do you trust the arbitrary code you just scanned off of a QR code? TLS has become a proxy for trusted authorship. “Well if it’s really coming my bank then it’s probably safe”