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I see the motivation behind it and appreciate the cause, however it is not just about the tools. Yes we need better tools but that alone wont help. 1-Click solutions often promise a lot but only end up giving a false sense of security. I belive that a certain amount of understanding of the underlying, general technology will always be required - both for users and developers.

Encrypting your e-mail does not help you if your machine is compromised.

Your super-secure 24 character password is useless if you use it on every single website.

Encrypting and salting your users credentials is useless if your SSH password is 6-digits.

What i'm saying is: REALLY staying secure is not easy and it never will be.

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