Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻💻🧬#Signal #Developer Explains Why Early Encrypted Messaging Tools Flopped
#MoxieMarlinspike criticized early #encryption software's user-unfriendly design at #BlackHat2024, admitting he and others initially failed to consider non-technical users' needs. Speaking with #BlackHat founder #JeffMoss, He said tools like #PrettyGoodPrivacy (#PGP) wrongly assumed users would adopt complex practices like keyservers and signing keys over dinner. "We were just wrong," Marlinspike said
https://www.pcmag.com/news/signal-developer-explains-why-early-encrypted-messaging-tools-flopped
#MoxieMarlinspike criticized early #encryption software's user-unfriendly design at #BlackHat2024, admitting he and others initially failed to consider non-technical users' needs. Speaking with #BlackHat founder #JeffMoss, He said tools like #PrettyGoodPrivacy (#PGP) wrongly assumed users would adopt complex practices like keyservers and signing keys over dinner. "We were just wrong," Marlinspike said
https://www.pcmag.com/news/signal-developer-explains-why-early-encrypted-messaging-tools-flopped
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