For example, if someone uses deception or exploits a weakness in security to install malware on a computer to obtain a private key, I would not consider the person the “legitimate” owner of the key.
I just slightly changed my post to avoid this confusion.
I would equate calling someone looking for weakness in the cryptography used in bitcoin as a “wallet thief” the same as discouraging looking for weaknesses in cryptography, and that will ultimately lead to negative results.
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I would have expected nullius to understand this.
Me too, but he appears to be a rather attention seeker. He's a techie, and I give it to him, but this doesn't mean he has the right to insult every user who'll be at the unfortunate position to be against his opinions. Nullius doesn't speak with users, he speaks
at users.
I can't imagine of having a conversation with him in real life.