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Re: Encrypted e-mail: How much annoyance will you tolerate t... by joeyh on Friday June 14, 2013 @02:10PM (#5881413) 

  joey@gnu:~>gpg --recv-keys 2512E3C7
  gpg: requesting key 2512E3C7 from hkp server pool.sks-  keyservers.net
  gpg: key 2512E3C7: "Joey Hess <[email protected]>" 24 new   signatures
  gpg: Total number processed: 1
  gpg:         new signatures: 24
KSP's still seem to be alive and well. I'm sure the NSA has long since pulled in this info about the people I met and signed keys with at Linux Conf Australia this winter. (Of course I Have Nothing To Hide.)

If you're using any Linux distribution, there is certainly use of the web of trust at many points in the development, build, and delivery chain of its software.

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