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If something is possible and you can't prevent it from happening then accepting it seems like the best option. You're arguing that you can prevent it from happe
by comboy 9y ago
If something is possible and you can't prevent it from happening then accepting it seems like the best option. You're arguing that you can prevent it from happening by regulation and education. I don't think it works if you apply a security mindset. Mallories don't care about rules. 3 letter agencies would be just one of examples.
Yes, you can lower the probability of exploitation happening, but you have to keep in mind that it is possible. Kind of like leaving your car open - it's quite unlikely that somebody will go and pull the handle checking if it's closed, but it's possible and you're probably better off taking that into account.
(now that I realized you are also parent of my original reply I'm a bit confused, I mean your two replies are kinda responding to each other)
- rectang 9y agoSee the history of credit reporting in the US for a counterpoint (Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Fair Credit Reporting Act, etc.). I expect that companies won't be able to help themselves and that they will eventually spasm in abuse of ever-more-accessible personal data so egregious and evil that people will take notice.
- IntronExon 9y agoIf you can’t prevent it is a higher standard than most make it out to be. For most it’s “can’t prevent it without discomforting myself,” which is no standard at all.