Would that not be the first instance of peer to peer fish/bread/coin generation?

It is my experience that most do tread much more carefully when the issue is Islamic in nature. While I have my theory on why it is so, I shall refrain as it would perhaps be inappropriate and offensive to some.

Please correct me if I am wrong. However, it would appear that the wallet encryption code is actually from the Bitcoin source. Perhaps the Bitcoin developers did not feel that it was sufficiently tested and safe for general release. In other words, the encrypted wallet feature was actually implemented by the "bunch of clowns" you were referring to.

This had been acknowledged by AMD as an issue with their software.

That is why this poll was created

Some of us may feel a two factor authentication such as a Yubi-Key is sufficient, whereas others may find it naive and yet others find it redundant.

If we could establish a general idea of the desired level of convenience versus security, the various developers working on the multitudes of projects may be able to better focus their efforts so as not to overdo one or the other.

There is nothing specific in mind yet as I am still studying how Bitcoin works and what services are already available. However, it definitely is not a paid email service

These questions are generic and not linked to any specific idea in order to reflect the existing preference and habits of the potential users. Due to this, the poll results are also applicable for any developers who are planning their own projects. In this way, I hope I am also contributing to the community and not merely asking questions for the benefits of my own plans.

As part of a series of questions to determine Bitcoin users preferences and usage patterns, this question focuses on the compromise between security and convenience. How much inconvenience would you be willing to put up with for the sake of security?

On the extreme end for security, there may be systems which requires users to submit photo IDs, a second factor authentication such as Yubi-keys, maybe a biometric scan of your thumb in addition, an hour's wait to verify your identity via a voice call and perhaps 20 confirmations of the incoming Bitcoin transactions before confirmation.

On the other hand, there is the basic run of the mill user login once per session with one click to transact with just one confirmation such as Mybitcoin used to accept.

Where would you stand on this scale?

Bringing this up for more votes, thanks.

The email notification service was just a hypothetical scenario detailing how responses to my poll question may influence the design decisions for a service. It is definitely unrelated to the actual service which I originally had in mind.

Whether Bitcoin users routinely check emails on their mobile devices. The proportion would influence any design decisions for a given service.

As an example, if you were running a website that sells time sensitive products, perhaps one which expires within days for whatsoever reasons, it would be ideal to be able to notify your buyer as soon as possible. If the majority of your customers are not in the habit of checking their emails on the move, it may not be the ideal mode of notification. So you may have to explore other methods such as text messages, or perhaps investing in a mobile application that does the notification for your client although that may not be cost effective for most start-ups.

That may be part of the service offering. However, the main purpose of the polls is to establish a general usage pattern of the target user group so that any service offered would be relevant. As this is an open poll, I believe some of the questions I may ask would be useful to other developers and service providers.

As such, I hope that there would be more users giving their input on the questions I am and would be raising.

I am a project manager who got to know about Bitcoin through one of my associate web-developers. This is an interesting concept and I am keen to be part of what could be a major paradigm shift in global currencies. Being only an average programmer with average intelligence, I am unlikely to be able to contribute in the technical areas to this project. However, I believe I could come up with ideas and offer services that could help enable the project and its infrastructure in other ways.

I am thinking of offering a Bitcoin related service and would like get an idea of whether it may be desirable or viable to Bitcoin users. Thank you for responding to this poll.