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>It feels to me that you're creating a rather unrealistic threat model here. I'm thinking of Macs placed on desks in living rooms, home offices and small compa
by fauigerzigerk 9y ago
>It feels to me that you're creating a rather unrealistic threat model here.
I'm thinking of Macs placed on desks in living rooms, home offices and small companies around the world, accessible to spouses, flatmates, parents, coworkers, cleaners, etc.
99% of these "adversaries" will never have heard of various other ways of breaking into a computer and they might never do anything that actually feels like breaking in.
But if all that stands between you and reading all of your spouse's emails is entering "root" into the username box, that may be too much of a temptation.
- lukevdp 9y agoIs it normal for people to be scared of their spouse reading their emails? That blows my mind.
- fauigerzigerk 9y agoThe estimates of how many people have cheated on their spouses at some point vary betwen 15% and 70%. Many couples are going through conflicts, broken relationships and divorce. So yes I'm afraid these things are a normal, if undesirable, part of life. And then there are all the other groups I mentioned (flatmates, coworkers, parents, cleaners). Among the millions of Mac users, there will be many who don't want those around them to sift through their emails, browser history, bank account statements, etc.