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I agree with you. Plus his biggest challenge was/is how to make people care. Everyone has an iPhone and Netflix and a flat screen, so they think "how again is t
by snarf21 10y ago
I agree with you. Plus his biggest challenge was/is how to make people care. Everyone has an iPhone and Netflix and a flat screen, so they think "how again is this situation so bad for me?", because to them it is pretty freaking awesome. How do you convince non tech people that Google is bad for them? That Facebook (that they spend 2 hours a day on) is really bad for them from a monopoly/privacy/etc. perspective? Most people could give a crap about security and privacy and competition as long as they get to do the things they want.
(I do think we need major IP reform but I think we need other things more....)
- nickpsecurity 10y agoGood points. I've made an attempt at Facebook that you might find useful. Really tricky because one must assume a lay audience and appeal to those in high school. I welcome feedback on these especially in form of examples for my Gossip model that map to actual Facebook events. https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2014/04/ephemeral_apps.html#c5259463 https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2014/04/ephemeral_app...
- snarf21 10y agoI think the following saying (from Andrew Lewis, not me) captures it very simply. "If you aren't paying for a service, it is because you are the product not the customer." We are the product FB (et. al.) sells, we are not its customer. There is always a price to be paid, sometimes it is not money.
- nickpsecurity 10y agoI liked that and tried it on lots of laypersons for a few months. Almost none of them understood it without a lot kf explanation. It's no good if we're going for impact. Might do as a supplement.