# Gavin Andresen
# 2010-11-21 14:27:37
# https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1852.msg23315#msg23315

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 @p{brk}
I worry that the correct analogy is: @p{par}

Typing a password every time you use your bitcoin wallet is like putting padding your car's steering wheel instead of wearing a seatbelt.  It might make you feel safer, but it is a false sense of security. @p{par}

Good security @p{(bf}is@p{bf)} hard.  If you're not computer savvy, then you've probably already got spyware and trojans on your system, and running bitcoin on a system infested with spyware and trojans is a bad idea.  Period. @p{par}

I think an online service that takes care of wallet security for you is a much better solution for non-geeks like my mom. @p{par}

All that said:  As my personal bitcoin wallet gets more valuable, I get more nervous.  I would like to be able to export some of the value in my wallet onto a USB thumb drive and then put that thumb drive in my safe deposit box (along with a backup, gpg-encrypted copy that I'd keep in the fire safe in my basement). @p{par}

Another analogy:  I keep most of my money in the bank; I don't have piles of cash or gold in my house.  I will do the same for my bitcoins, keeping only enough in my online, connected, possible-to-hack wallet to use day-to-day. @p{brk}