There is a general sense of "wild west" that we need to consider with bitcoins. Sure its a currency, and yes it is secure to some degree. But unless these "exchanges" are somehow governed by a higher institution, sites like these will say they have been hacked to get away with millions of dollars worth of gold..err bitcoins. There is just no way to guarantee that your wallet wont be hacked. I guess best practices are still evolving, and it will be a while until this currency can truly be safe.
There is a general sense of "wild west" that we need to consider with bitcoins. Sure its a currency, and yes it is secure to some degree. But unless these "exchanges" are somehow governed by a higher institution, sites like these will say they have been hacked to get away with millions of dollars worth of gold..err bitcoins. There is just no way to guarantee that your wallet wont be hacked. I guess best practices are still evolving, and it will be a while until this currency can truly be safe.