edent
6 days ago
One thing I found fascinating about Vula was how the lack of usability of the system was its downfall.
You had highly committed activists, fighting for freedom, up against a murderous regime - and yet they still failed to use the system properly.
Activists left documents unencrypted. Keys were easily obtainable. Some important communications were sent in the clear because people found the software so cumbersome.
We all know that setting up PGP and using it properly is a pain in the neck. Security is usability.
I wrote a bit more about Vula at https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2014/01/the-hardest-problem-in-encr...
amne
6 days ago
imagine losing your house keys and never being able to enter it again.
usability, most of the times, reduces security.
jll29
5 days ago
"Imagine"? There are plenty of folks who lost access to the crypto wallets with millions in it.
bravetraveler
5 days ago
I used mining as a stability test, there's a small fortune floating somewhere. There was a time one could feasibly get a full Bitcoin every week with a single core Athlon64 chip running 24/7
Before Agent 47 starts sleuthing, the wallet is on a mechanical drive that almost surely didn't make it through at least a dozen moves over just as many years. Good luck.
tampontim
6 days ago
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_djo_
5 days ago
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