Re: [Nolug] sheer stupidity

From: Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson_at_cox.net>
Date: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 22:31:24 -0500
Message-ID: <4D9E818C.9020502@cox.net>

The key maintenance and the web of trust is complicated enough for
geeks, so why do you expect Budweiser-drinking, American Idol-watching
"you only hide stuff if you have something to hide" users of IE and
Outlook to do it?

On 04/07/2011 09:37 PM, Shannon Roddy wrote:
> It's a wonder that things like PGP/GnuPG haven't gained wider adoption
> amongst the typical public with things like this happening. It stinks for
> more reasons than just the security aspects. Big Brother.
>
> On Thu, Apr 7, 2011 at 7:10 PM, Joey Kelly<joey@joeykelly.net> wrote:
>
>> http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-12983734
>>
>> The Frenchies want to force all websites to store passwords in plaintext.
>> With
>> all the data breaches going on, can't they figure out that having
>> everyone's
>> plaintext passwords stolen is a lot worse than having hashed credentials
>> snatched?
>>
>> Stupid, stupid, stupid.
>>

-- 
"Neither the wisest constitution nor the wisest laws will secure
the liberty and happiness of a people whose manners are universally
corrupt."
Samuel Adams, essay in The Public Advertiser, 1749
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