Silk Road forums
Discussion => Newbie discussion => Topic started by: matilda1 on May 02, 2013, 02:42 am
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I am very interested in the silk road and I have tried 4 times to download gpg encryption software to no avail. Is this neccesary to make a purchase on the SR?
Thanks,
Matilda
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It would greatly be in your interest to use PGP encryption for sensitive data. What operating system are you running?
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windows 7
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is it necessary - no
is it recommended - yes
I spent a good two weeks (about an hour or so a day) researching the technology and reading these forums before making a purchase but everybody has their own risk appetitie. it's not something others can answer for you.
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matilda, im in the same boat you are, it took me a few weeks to figure out how to get bitcoins and now that i got them i cant figure out gpg. ive been at it a month, maybe more. thats embarrassing! but there is a page just for pgp in the noob section. just so ya know. good luck homie.
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Watch a youtube video on how to do it.
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i dont know about matilda but i did. i followed it step by step. pausing the vid to complete each step. i watched a couple and read a few tutorials.