Re: A new look at PGP (WAS: Re: OpenPGP (GnuPG) vs. S/MIME)

[gadgeteer () elegantinnovations org]

On Fri, Feb 27, 2004 at 11:13:38PM -0600, Troy Solo (solo () dok org) wrote:
> In my opinion, it would be too easy to create false "Webs of Trust"
> through something like Orkut.  I personally have people on my friends
> list that I've never actually met in person.

Those that know or learn this trait about you will then give you a very 
low value of trust for the computation of their web-of-trust matrix. This 
was a major consideration in designing the way web-of-trust works.

As has already been pointed out in this thread (and others before it) 
all current implementations have too great a friction for widespread 
acceptance, use, or understanding.  End of story.
-- 
Chief Gadgeteer
Elegant Innovations

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