"PGP is certainly not easy for anyone, and that's the problem" I have managed to explain it to people with no technical background, and they were able to use i

"PGP is certainly not easy for anyone, and that's the problem" I have managed to explain it to people with no technical background, and they were able to use it within a day. It is really not that complicated. Most people give up on it not because of the difficulty of using it, but because they want to be able to read their email from whatever random computer they happen to find lying around. Smartcards are part of the solution, but you would need browser support (yeah, I am looking at you Mozilla) and the willingness to buy them. The wrong approach is to assume that everyone is completely stupid and absolutely helpless. People in general lack knowledge about computers; they does not mean that they cannot be taught something new.