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This argument pops up all the time, and has for years. I recall seeing it when Eric Schmidt at Google said something like “don’t have anything worth hiding, an
by cdolan 9y ago
This argument pops up all the time, and has for years.
I recall seeing it when Eric Schmidt at Google said something like “don’t have anything worth hiding, and then you won’t care if you are hacked”. Excuse my brevity, but you argument and his are dumb arguments. These devices are incredibly powerful, and allow us to interact with one another in ways pen, paper, snail mail, and landlines never could (let alone the security risks those mediums have, which cannot be mitigated).
Devices can be incredibly secure. Manufacturers and service providers should prioritize that over mindless convenience.
I would agree with you, however, that you should not put your entire life into any insecure device. And it seems the iPhone is not an insecure device (I’m frustrated, and I have a 20+ character keyboard passphrase! Let alone 4-6 digit code)
- jacquesm 9y agoThe problem - in my opinion, probably going against wiser and smarter people - is that today's secure stuff is tomorrow's insecure stuff. So if you don't want to be locked into an eternal cycle of upgrades or worry about what level of security you should assign to the stuff you use everyday you are far better off by simply not taking the risk. I understand that for many people this is problematic because they need these goodies for their day-to-day functioning. But so far I've managed to do without them and I don't feel particularly handicapped.