[cap-talk] Webkeys vs. the web

David-Sarah Hopwood david.hopwood at industrial-designers.co.uk
Wed Apr 1 22:10:45 EDT 2009


Raoul Duke wrote:
>> And more broadly: the problem is not protecting users from the *ability* to
>> share. It is protecting them from the risk of *inadvertently* sharing
>> something the implications of which are not intuitive for them.
> 
> i can totally see that point, but i'm some nervous pessimist who
> assumes somehow this will all lead to yet another security leak in the
> future. i guess the answer to that is "hey, no matter what you do,
> people are involved, and if they eff up then that's just life." which
> is unfortunately all too true.

I don't understand how this philosophy is productive in deciding which
mechanisms that might result in security improvements, should be implemented
or promoted.

-- 
David-Sarah Hopwood ⚥



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