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A system like this can be convenient, as long as it doesn't require you to keep different keys for every different application... you could end up with dozens of keys to keep track of!
If you can keep it down to 1 key, even one that can be generated from an easily-remembered password (like WEP), it's not so bad. All of your devices have that key loaded onto them (only 1-2 keys at a time), and every digital file you purchase has that key embedded into it when you buy it (and that key only has to be embedded, so the vendor does not have to save it).
Speaking as a consumer, I wouldn't have a problem with this system. Speaking as a vendor, I wouldn't have a problem with it. The catch is, can you get every hardware and software vendor to agree to the same protocol?
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