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On 12/01/2010 02:12 AM, Ian Clarke wrote:
> On Sun, Nov 28, 2010 at 11:08 AM, Volodya <Volodya at whengendarmesleeps.org
> <mailto:Volodya at whengendarmesleeps.org>> wrote:
>
> most Freenet users will at know about things
> like drive encryption or PGP e-mail (if not use them),
>
>
> This may be the case currently (although its far from certain), but we need to
> be working towards Freenet being easy enough for newbies to use, and they
> certainly won't be familiar with drive encryption or PGP.
>
> If we assume that our users are familiar with such things then we are
> basically
> condemning Freenet to obscurity.
>
> Ian.
What is the use case where a user does not know about existence of encryption?
Perhaps if Freenet is the first thing the person has encountered seeking
anonymity, and will learn about PGP later. But then teaching that person that
password can be forgotten *and restored* is the last thing you want to do.
- Volodya
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