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@@ -132,10 +132,18 @@ convention.
 
 ## Tradeoffs
 
-## Potential issues
+Rather than broadcasting verification requests to Bob's devices, Alice could
+simply send an `m.key.verification.start` request to a single device.  However,
+this would require Alice to choose the right device to send to, which may be
+hard for Alice to do if, for example, Bob has many devices, or if his devices
+have similar names.
 
 ## Security considerations
 
+An attacker could try to spam a user with verification requests.  Clients
+should take care that such requests do not interfere with a user's use of the
+client.
+
 ## Conclusion
 
 This proposal presents common event definitions for use by key verification