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I know it's virtually forbidden to discuss practical details of PGP on HN, but what do you think is the sticking point about that pop-up? It makes people think
by quadrifoliate 6y ago
I know it's virtually forbidden to discuss practical details of PGP on HN, but what do you think is the sticking point about that pop-up? It makes people think a little rather than trust blindly, which seems to be...good?
I do agree that the marginally and fully options are useless. Wonder if adoption would be better if you just removed them, and were left with:
- I don't know what PGP is (exit, opens documentation or a tutorial)
- I definitely distrust this key (because it has been marked as malicious in the wild)
- I trust this key (because I have verified it either in person, or through a proof like Keybase)
- shp0ngle 6y agoEven you misunderstood that question. It's not "how do I trust this person key", but - "how much do I trust this person to sign other people's keys ". As in "how much do I think that other person is careful in checking other people's keys". Not judging his key, or your ability to check keys. You are judging the other person capability to check another, third person keys. This is important for PGP "web of trust".
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