[ImJamal]

>i still believe "pgp is too complex" was the most successful cia counter action after they lost the crypto wars to the people.

Do you talk to non-technical people? Some people can hardly turn their computer on. Do you really think PGP is in their grasp?

[defrost]

Thirty four years ago when PGP was released it was far from being the most complex thing that most people using computers and the web as it was at the time had to deal with.

My father, a farmer type born in 1935, managed to use it easily enough when shown how.

It was typical enough of the tools of the time.

[ImJamal]

You are not really selling it...

34 years ago the average person did not own a computer. What was computer ownership at in 1990, 10%? The people who owned computers tended to be wealthy, smart or hobbyists which isn't exactly indicative of the average person.

So, your father, who has has somebody who can walk him through it can figure it out. Well guess what, the average person doesn't have a technologically knowledgeable child to show it to them.

[defrost]

You seem confused, I'm not selling anything, I explained the reality of PGP at the time it was created.

Perhaps you have a literate child that might explain context.