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 ====Key points:==== ====Key points:====
   * [[thinking_about_security#You are never going to be “perfectly secure”|You are never going to be “perfectly secure”]]   * [[thinking_about_security#You are never going to be “perfectly secure”|You are never going to be “perfectly secure”]]
-  * [[think_about_security#Be realistic, and think about client experience|Be realistic, and think about client experience]] +  * [[thinking_about_security#Be realistic, and think about client experience|Be realistic, and think about client experience]] 
-  * [[think_about_security#Talk to your clients|Talk to your clients]]+  * [[thinking_about_security#Talk to your clients|Talk to your clients]]
   * [[thinking_about_security#Security is ongoing|Security is ongoing]]   * [[thinking_about_security#Security is ongoing|Security is ongoing]]
  
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 If your clients are themselves experts, consider letting them take the lead.  If your clients are themselves experts, consider letting them take the lead. 
  
-If you are for a very tech-savvy client, who you know uses encryption for some communications, and they send instructions by unencrypted email, it may be reasonable for you to respond in kind.+If you act for a tech-aware client, who you know uses encryption for some communications, and they send instructions by unencrypted email, it may be reasonable for you to respond in kind.
  
-Likewise, if they send encrypted attachments, then you likely want to do so as well. +Likewise, if they send encrypted attachments, you likely want to do so as well. 
  
-(You might always want to //offer// encrypted communications, to raise awareness for clients who are less tech-savvy.)+(You might always want to //offer// encrypted communications, so that less tech-aware clients realise that this is an option.)
  
 ====Security is ongoing==== ====Security is ongoing====
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