"Encrypt my home folder" tradeoff isn't obvious
Bug #670468 reported by
Matthew Paul Thomas
This bug affects 1 person
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ubiquity (Ubuntu) |
Won't Fix
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
Binary package hint: ubiquity
In an informal user test of Ubiquity in Ubuntu 10.10, our user participant pretended to call tech support and ask them what "Encrypt my home folder" meant. When I explained both the on and off states, he asked "What do you do with your home folder?", and did the same.
Perhaps this checkbox needs to be removed. Or, perhaps it needs to be relabelled. Or, perhaps it needs to be a pair of radio buttons with fuller explanations of the benefits and disadvantages for each.
Revision history for this message
| Simon Quigley (tsimonq2) wrote | #1 |
| Changed in ubiquity (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | New → Incomplete |
Revision history for this message
| Matthew Paul Thomas (mpt) wrote | #2 |
| Changed in ubiquity (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | Incomplete → New |
Revision history for this message
| Jean-Baptiste Lallement (jibel) wrote | #3 |
| Changed in ubiquity (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | New → Won't Fix |
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