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> What we don't have(yet) is something so easy that the general public can do it. Companies are starting to realize that providing a good experience is the mos
by montagg 13y ago
> What we don't have(yet) is something so easy that the general public can do it.
Companies are starting to realize that providing a good experience is the most important thing your company can do to stay relevant. Dreams often die in execution -- but I think we're getting to a point where a group of dedicated individuals focused on creating an exceptional Internet experience built on privacy and encryption really could make something happen.
I used to use GPG on Linux and OS X. I tried so very hard to keep using it. But it was the biggest pain in the ass, so eventually I just gave it up. I pulled up my key not long ago and had totally forgotten my passphrase.
The devil is in the details. Creating something familiar, something usable, and something that the average person would actually want to use is the part we need to get right.
- wyager 13y agoHave you used the new GPGTools client for OS X yet? It's the easiest thing in the world to encrypt emails. I don't even have to put a second thought in. OS X also supports S/MIME out of the box, which is just as easy (if not easier) to use after you get it set up.
- montagg 13y agoI used something similar back in 2007 and it just became a pain. It was never unusable -- lots of people do it -- it was just never truly seamless for what I saw as decreasing value for the minor frustration. The experience of using this kind of technology should be as embedded in everyday life as keeping your keys with you all the time, in my opinion. That's how you get people to do it more.