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Re: [LUG] A Web of Trust people might use?

 

On Mon, 9 Sep 2013, Philip Hudson wrote:
http://bitcoinism.blogspot.nl/2013/09/building-pgp-web-of-trust-that-people.html
I think his "unsolved problems" are much bigger than the issues with SSL 
and certificate authorities which he identifies and then greatly 
exaggerates.
For a web of trust to scale, you need to be able to trust users. 
Experience with the Internet has shown that users can't be trusted. Not 
because they're evil, but because they're clueless. The fact that clueless 
people can use the Internet is a great achievement, but it's something one 
always has to be aware of.
Martijn.

PS 'clueless' is not meant as a judgement. Most people are clueless about most things and I'm not better than most people.
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