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drcode
on Aug 29, 2014
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> For the vast, vast majority of people, they will be much better off letting someone else handle their wallet.
Yes, and they can do that without handing over their private keys (see blockchain.info, etc.)
icebraining
on Aug 30, 2014
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Unfortunately, blockchain.info and similar implementations are vulnerable to the Lavabit attack; you never know if the JS code your browser just downloaded won't send an unencrypted copy of the private key to their servers.
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Yes, and they can do that without handing over their private keys (see blockchain.info, etc.)