-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA512 Hi
On Wednesday 29 August 2012 at 5:00:22 AM, in <mid:503d93d6.3050...@gmail.com>, Landon Hurley wrote: > In that case, perception of threat and more importantly > loss of tangible goods keeps PIN secure. Having perceived others as dishonest people who would steal your money (which in this context is simply information held by the bank), it is inconsistent to trust them not to steal the rest of your information. > Obviously that > works for envelopes as well, but honestly I think > economics probably holds even more strongly. It's > cheaper to buy a ton of envelopes than an equal number > of postcards. But if I use a postcard, there's no notepaper to pay for. And in some countries postage is cheaper for postcards. I think most people use envelopes because they perceive it as the common practice. Envelopes require no tools to open, so they barely inconvenience the recipient. The envelope is analogous to a self-decrypting message that the recipient can trivially open on their PC or phone without installing any special tool. - -- Best regards MFPA mailto:expires2...@rocketmail.com When you're caffeinated, all is right with the world -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iQCVAwUBUD7Cc6ipC46tDG5pAQpd/AP9ERbZNmkqWxNtGmc+RRqQCWpTEB7NpMmU ETHEi3EPYj+/XkwxNHvc0xeXm3bQhRLpA4GzbN/AxnuKcLI3pWSj0SDr96UD8jXO Y0fEXd8+6sf/iWK0zCpbf3+LT+qCsrQozG35r/qvOnQZW3RdQOWpwrOKwzjClSHi vYhOdmoE7Vo= =lgOH -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ Gnupg-users mailing list Gnupg-users@gnupg.org http://lists.gnupg.org/mailman/listinfo/gnupg-users
