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Comment on Ask HN: Why is PGP not used widely?

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The answer is Usability. It's a pain in the butt for someone like my Mom, Dad or most of my Friends to setup. Most digital security measures have a pretty high usability tax. I used to build out PKI systems and that was a nightmare to build correctly. It was costly to setup, develop and maintain, but it was secure.

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