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1. Smaller attack surface, and fewer, less efficient means of egress. 2. The Joy of Missing Out™.
by okal 8y ago
1. Smaller attack surface, and fewer, less efficient means of egress.
2. The Joy of Missing Out™.
- shawnz 8y agoOnly because there's less data to steal when you can do less with them. You could choose to not use any online services on a smartphone too.
- okal 8y ago1. Yeah. That doesn't make it any less true. If you go so far as to get one that has no Internet connection, an attacker would need have to be super committed (short of social engineering) to gain access, for very little benefit. 2. Services that are intentionally designed to be addictive. That may be easy for you. It isn't for hundreds of millions of other human beings. A dumb-phone precludes the possibility of access, so you don't have to exercise any willpower.