diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ Data is encrypted and decrypted in the browser using 256bit AES in [Galois Count
 This is a fork of ZeroBin, originally developed by
 [Sébastien Sauvage](https://github.com/sebsauvage/ZeroBin). ZeroBin was refactored
 to allow easier and cleaner extensions. PrivateBin has many more features than the
-original ZeroBin. It is however still fully compatible to the original ZeroBin 0.19
+original ZeroBin. It is, however, still fully compatible to the original ZeroBin 0.19
 data storage scheme. Therefore, such installations can be upgraded to PrivateBin
 without losing any data.
 
@@ -38,15 +38,14 @@ without losing any data.
 
 ## What it doesn't provide
 
-- As a user you have to trust the server administrator, your internet provider,
-  and any country the traffic passes through not to inject any malicious javascript code.
+- As a user you have to trust the server administrator.
   For basic security, the PrivateBin installation *has to provide HTTPS*!
-  Additionally it should be secured by
+  Otherwise you would also have to trust your internet provider, and any country
+  the traffic passes through not to inject any malicious javascript code.
+  Additionally the instance should be secured by
   [HSTS](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP_Strict_Transport_Security) and
   ideally by [HPKP](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP_Public_Key_Pinning) using a
-  certificate, either validated by a trusted third party (check the certificate
-  when first using a new PrivateBin instance), or self-signed by the server
-  operator, validated using a
+  certificate. It can use traditional certificate authorities and/or use
   [DNSSEC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domain_Name_System_Security_Extensions)
   protected
   [DANE](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DNS-based_Authentication_of_Named_Entities)
@@ -58,8 +57,8 @@ without losing any data.
   use a strong password and only share it privately and end-to-end-encrypted.
 
 - A server admin might be forced to hand over access logs to the authorities.
-  PrivateBin encrypts your text and the discussion contents, but who accessed it
-  first might still be disclosed via such access logs.
+  PrivateBin encrypts your text and the discussion contents, but who accessed a
+  paste (first) might still be disclosed via access logs.
 
 - In case of a server breach your data is secure as it is only stored encrypted
   on the server. However, the server could be misused or the server admin could