Is it possible to use homomorphic encryption to create a network of "dump pipes" for exchanging data?
Tor is slow because data has to hop from peer to peer until it hits its destination. What if the "nodes" between you and the recipient ran on a single machine? Clients would simply send a homomorphically encrypted program to a central server which merely executed it. The programs and the data exchanged could be completely transparent, you could even give law enforcement access, and assuming:
1. the homomorphic encryption is secure
2. your data passes through enough trustworthy peers
3. there are enough nodes involved for plausible deniability
...it would not be possible to identify the path data takes as it is routed around.
Is it possible to use homomorphic encryption to create a network of "dump pipes" for exchanging data?
Tor is slow because data has to hop from peer to peer until it hits its destination. What if the "nodes" between you and the recipient ran on a single machine? Clients would simply send a homomorphically encrypted program to a central server which merely executed it. The programs and the data exchanged could be completely transparent, you could even give law enforcement access, and assuming:
1. the homomorphic encryption is secure
2. your data passes through enough trustworthy peers
3. there are enough nodes involved for plausible deniability
...it would not be possible to identify the path data takes as it is routed around.
Or am I missing something?