Thanks! I have updated the article to include a paragraph on salting.

Thanks for this! I have added a paragraph on salting if you reload the page.

I wrote about this over a week ago, also they demand your cell phone number and apparently don't allow you to change it.

http://privasectech.com/2013/10/terms-service-google-vanity-...

Interesting that you can only buy an OpenPGP smart card from a supplier with a broken SSL implementation. https://shop.kernelconcepts.de/login.php

They're not broken; they're simply using cacert.org instead of a mainstream CA. From a business standpoint, that's a terrible idea for selling to the general public, but from a security perspective it's fine.

Incidentally, they sign their order confirmation emails with PGP. :-)

I'm curious why there was no consideration for OpenBSD?

If you're looking for alternatives, I recommend anything with off-the-record (OTR) messaging. http://privasectech.com/2013/05/who-can-read-your-chat/

The sad part of an entire article about Mark's hoodie, is that the significance to mark himself was missed. What is inside the back of his hoodie?

The article wasn't really about the hoodie..