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Because there's a tradeoff between 'privacy and security' and 'convenience', and most people like to fall somewhere in the middle. It's like locking your doors
by avree 12y ago
Because there's a tradeoff between 'privacy and security' and 'convenience', and most people like to fall somewhere in the middle.
It's like locking your doors on your house. Sure, a burglar could break the door down, smash a window, follow you around and steal your keys, etc., but it adds a level of security and precaution that keeps some of the bad guys out while not being insanely inconvenient.
I care about the privacy and security of my home, but I'm not going to live in a bunker.
- jakeogh 12y agoA closer analogy would address a group controlled by a few which has the resources to install people (whom believe that are doing good things) into positions that have access to your private keys. It's more like there is an automatically updated encrypted manifest of your house available. The bunker analogy is bad unless you think we should meet in the middle on infosec. At some point, this same conversation will be about hardware inside our heads, we already use these devices like second brains.
- avree 12y agoYeah, my housecleaner, dogwalker, and certain other people have keys. I run the risk of them deciding to one day loot everything I own, and yet, I realize that the convenience of the services they provide is worth that minimal risk. Same case with my cell phone.