Can sites like Blockchain.info be held legaly responsible

[IggySe7ven]

Hey guys, i am just wondering, i know that sites like blockchain.info  that hold people wallet and info. I am just wondering, is there anything that is stoping them from taking peoples bitcoins and selling them and making millions?

[Vuxil]

They skim fee's and make more of legitimate usage than they ever could by ripping people off

[scribe]

Blockchain.info's design (javascript in the browser to decrypt a wallet file, plus open source js code) should mean the site operators can't access your wallet or spend your bitcoins. Throw in two-factor auth and a second password for spending (or paper wallets) and you're most safe against the operators.

Other sites may vary though. Plus you're still open to trojans on your pc/phone/etc.

[gravitate]

Well it is a lot to trust them with thats why you should have a desk top based wallet

[Stephen Gornick]

They skim fee's

They do?
[Update: Oh, ... if you mark the checkbox to have a "shared" transaction, which improves privacy, there is a fee.   Otherwise, the fee that is paid goes to the miner of the transaction, not Blockchain.info.]