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PR stunt has side benefits besides pure security even though the method has shortcomings. Namely, the PR part, which may play a significant role in its actual s
by eksith 12y ago
PR stunt has side benefits besides pure security even though the method has shortcomings. Namely, the PR part, which may play a significant role in its actual success.
We know for a fact that most people aim for better known than just better.
- tptacek 12y agoThere's the "well known" you get after holding a big contest, and the even better known you get after you're prominently featured in indictments, the way Hushmail and Lavabit were. Not so many news stories about simple OTR.
- eksith 12y agoThey don't have nearly as many users to face that indictment at this point in time, which is why they can afford to pull this. Like I said, there are shortcomings in this, but if anything, that does attract more attention to OTR.