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		floydnoel on Nov 22, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: iCloud for Windows downloading other people's phot... I think this is one of the biggest unsolved problems with holding private keys. There needs to be some kind of recoverable key system (secret sharing) that is bulletproof and idiot proof. Hopefully something like that is possible!

kylebyproxy on Nov 22, 2022 [–]

Yubikey in a lockbox?

dangus on Nov 22, 2022 | [–]

> idiot proof

henryackerman on Nov 22, 2022 | | [–]

Exactly. My experience is that the universe will just come up with a better fool.

We must not forget that most of us over here have affinity with technology to at least some degree.

We might manage just fine, but it's way above our grandparent's heads.

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