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Re:Apple’s tightly controlled App Store is teeming with scams by rawtxapp on Sunday June 06, 2021 @12:41PM (#27414315)
Because Trezor doesn't control the iOS app store?
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Re:Apple’s tightly controlled App Store is teeming with scams by tedunangst on Sunday June 06, 2021 @12:43PM (#27414332)
What purpose does a hardware wallet serve? What security does it offer?
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Re:Apple’s tightly controlled App Store is teeming with scams by oarsinsync on Sunday June 06, 2021 @04:55PM (#27416239)
It provides an electronic and secure mechanism to store your private keys and sign transactions, while retaining confidence that your private keys will not be compromised while using the device. Think of it like a YubiKey. It’s not all that different.

It also enables you to export those private keys so that you can keep a backup in the event of a hardware failure, because all hardware eventually fails.

It doesn’t lock you into their platform / ecosystem exclusively. It doesn’t prevent you from using that backup elsewhere.

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