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		cilantro on Jan 4, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Telehash: JSON+UDP+DHT = Freedom My guess would be that it doesn't. A public DHT can ensure that data is not corrupted or changed, but you cannot prevent others from seeing your data.

jamii on Jan 5, 2011 [–]

I think the DHT is just used to address peers and do NAT negotiation. There is no need for every message to go through the DHT.

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