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The average HNer might be smart enough to know that they should encrypt their data before uploading it, but does the average U.S. citizen know it? Many of them
by kijin 14y ago
The average HNer might be smart enough to know that they should encrypt their data before uploading it, but does the average U.S. citizen know it? Many of them aren't even aware that they're uploading any data at all, let alone encrypt it.
Cloud computing has become so seamless that it's difficult even for experienced users to tell when their data is being sent somewhere else unless they pay attention all the time. For example, Office 2013 is very keen to save all your documents to SkyDrive.
- politician 14y agoKey management is beyond the average user of the internet. Maybe it'll improve if we start putting encryption keys in physical charms that you can hang on your real-life key-chain; then again, there is no locksmith, so maybe not.