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I have been seeing people signing posts on forums and on sites like reddit with PGP keys, and in rare circumstances straight up encrypting their conversations with each other. It's interesting to see, and I think it would be cool to do in a nerdy kind of way.

What are your thoughts on this? Perhaps there is a reason to do this on certain sites that I'm not realizing, but to me I wouldn't think it would be needed on most sites.
I have been seeing people signing posts on forums and on sites like reddit with PGP keys, and in rare circumstances straight up encrypting their conversations with each other. It's interesting to see, and I think it would be cool to do in a nerdy kind of way. What are your thoughts on this? Perhaps there is a reason to do this on certain sites that I'm not realizing, but to me I wouldn't think it would be needed on most sites.

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[–] Christheguy [OP] 3 points (+3|-0)

Isn't that how Bitcoin transactions work to, to a certain extent? Or maybe I'm confusing the two concepts...
[–] pembo210 3 points (+3|-0)

yup, exactly! bitcoin [and other coins] also have a built-in messaging system that uses the same private keys to make super sure that it's the same people having the conversion back and forth. All without needing a third party system that may have its own security issues.

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