Apr 15 2008
Two Common Pitfalls of Encryption
Technology follows a predictable path as it develops. New technologies are developed to address a small, but specific criteria. Over time, the user-friendliness of the technology increases, leading to adoption by a larger portion of the userbase. Eventually, the technology is easy enough to use that nearly everyone is a user.
Email is an example of a technology that followed this path. From its original use – communications between computer-savvy members of government and academia, on through usage in corporations and the technophiles in the public at large – to today, when it is extremely rare to encounter someone who doesn’t use email on a daily basis. Continue Reading »