Dear HN,<p>I have been fascinated by the potential of homomorphic encryption [1] to disrupt privacy-preserving data analysis and have been following the research in this area closely. Recently, I have become increasingly concerned about the possibility of government tampering with homomorphic encryption schemes, which could have devastating consequences for the security and privacy of users.<p>Is this a real fear for FHE research? If so, what are the best ways to protect against it?<p>[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homomorphic_encryption
On the other hand, there are programs to promote research such as “DARPA Selects Researchers to Accelerate Use of Fully Homomorphic Encryption”. [1]<p>[1] <a href="https://www.darpa.mil/news-events/2021-03-08" rel="nofollow">https://www.darpa.mil/news-events/2021-03-08</a>