Sure, you can always design for the 99%. Over time, however, you will be designing for the 50% -- after 70 iterations to be exact (that's log(.5)/log(.99)). Companies that do this end up with a very loyal, very small user base. Is that what a browser vendor wants?
The article points out some problems -- the options for changing how cryptography is used should definitely be less accessible; but also points to non-problems -- the options to disable images or Javascript should stay right where they are.
The article points out some problems -- the options for changing how cryptography is used should definitely be less accessible; but also points to non-problems -- the options to disable images or Javascript should stay right where they are.