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


From: Troy Solo <solo () dok org>
Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2004 23:13:38 -0600

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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.

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Harry Hoffman wrote:
| That brings up an interesting question. Does anyone out there think
that PGP
| "web of trusts" would be easier if encorporated into something like
"Orkut" or
| "Friendster"?
|
| Obviously, those types of sites would need to evolve (change) it order
to more
| easily facilitate a trust but it could possibly be doable.
|
| Just a thought,
| Harry
|
| Quoting Kurt Seifried <listuser () seifried org>:
|
| *>
| *> This thread is dead. It was dead when it was started. It was dead 3
years
| *> ago.
| *>
|
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