Poor Alice and Bob, they do not have a chance ever to live normal lives without hordes of geeky cryptographers debating/fighting over every bloody bit they exchange.
Treat everything you do online as if you have zero privacy.
That's exactly what many everyday users get wrong. They think surfing the net is absolutely anonymous and secure -- clicking on random links and installing random software has no consequences. Later they can't understand why some script kiddie has compromised their entire system.
Other than that, I agree that getting the most secure online experience requires turning off the computer and locking it inside a safe, but that's hardly useful. Your can live quite privacy-preserving online life, if you are careful.
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Poor Alice and Bob, they do not have a chance ever to live normal lives without hordes of geeky cryptographers debating/fighting over every bloody bit they exchange.
It would not surprise me, if that all was really true. After all, it is Russia. ANYTHING can happen there.
Yes. Usually you get justice after you've been stabbed or killed or worse.
Fortunately, according to http://gs.statcounter.com/ Firefox is the most widely browser for some time now in countries like for example Finland http://gs.statcounter.com/#browser-FI-monthly-200907-201008 and Estonia http://gs.statcounter.com/#browser-EE-monthly-200907-201008 .
Treat everything you do online as if you have zero privacy.
That's exactly what many everyday users get wrong. They think surfing the net is absolutely anonymous and secure -- clicking on random links and installing random software has no consequences. Later they can't understand why some script kiddie has compromised their entire system. Other than that, I agree that getting the most secure online experience requires turning off the computer and locking it inside a safe, but that's hardly useful. Your can live quite privacy-preserving online life, if you are careful.