I agree, a lot of services displayed a shocking amount of incompetence in that post. However, a) The more proofs you have, the harder it becomes to force them.

I agree, a lot of services displayed a shocking amount of incompetence in that post. However, a) The more proofs you have, the harder it becomes to force them. YC for example is one location, and is run (in my opinion) by very smart people where it would be hard to get a compromise. b) My point is that this is an excellent alternative to not using anything in a way that is both friendly to people ("just make this post on [website]") and compatible with an older, better method of privacy (PGP) that people have been using for years. It may not be as perfect as some of the more esoteric alternatives that people have suggested elsewhere in the thread (I'm not sure about this, can an incompetent phone company employee compromise some of the phone-based ones? I've come across a lot of incompetent phone company people), but much easier for the regular person to use.