[tor-dev] Human factors of security software

2013-04-09 Thread Bernard Tyers - ei8fdb
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hello nice Tor people, [I've spoken with Runa about this and she suggested me to send this to the dev list. If it should belong somewhere else, just let me know. Thanks Runa.] Tl;dr: 6 months worth of a reasonably security/privacy/encryption savvy

Re: [tor-dev] Human factors of security software

2013-04-09 Thread Griffin Boyce
While I'm not quite sure it's what you're looking for, cross-cultural factors come into play a lot and seriously affect trust. I work with an organization that (in turn) works with Chinese activists organizers. It's a bit of a catch-22 that tools and guides in Chinese dialects are critically

Re: [tor-dev] Human factors of security software

2013-04-09 Thread Bernard Tyers - ei8fdb
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi Griffin, Yes, I would agree with you that language and culture play a big role in trusting something. Unfortunately that's a bit outside my field, and also the scope of my dissertation. What I am looking for is some suggestions, or ideas I