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> The industry is entirely broken in terms of what it values. Couldn't agree more. I feel that we, as entire IT industry, have failed to provide robustness, se
by pjf 11y ago
> The industry is entirely broken in terms of what it values.
Couldn't agree more. I feel that we, as entire IT industry, have failed to provide robustness, security, and privacy after dozens of years of development of Internet technologies. Just take the recent vulnerabilities in Android and iPhones, used everyday by millions of people worldwide. How could that happen after so many billions of dollars invested in the development of the major technology used nowadays? We failed miserably and don't even understand the root problems.
Of course, completely different thing is functionality: here we've seen tremendous improvements over the years - which is very positive - but that's another story.
- fulafel 11y agoI think Google has understood the systemic security problems in Android pretty well since the beginning, but adopted a typical data driven approach: gather data, and when/if phones start getting compromised start figuring out what countermeasures are cost effective.
- mtanski 11y agoI wouldn't agree with the statement. The Android app store is filled with apps that steal user data and malicious apps. It only get cleaned up when somebody does some research and tracks things down and it ends up in the press. Or maybe that it's just cost effective to have others do the work for you?