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There are exactly zero big box retailers or lobbyists that will abide that.
by BetaDeltaAlpha 7y ago
There are exactly zero big box retailers or lobbyists that will abide that.
- yorwba 7y agoBig box retailers seem to be able to comply with regulations mandating physical safety. Digital security requirements could be enforced by a similar system.
- RyanAF7 7y agoNo thanks. I'd rather DDoS attcks than whatever the version of a seatbelt locking "safety" mechanism is that these moron companies would force upon people. "Place eyeball for retina scan to unlock your dick pic machine." No thanks.
- majewsky 7y agoBecause "physical safety regulations" is something that the majority understands, so it's hard to argue against that in public. With digital security, most people lack the mental models to follow the discussion, so it's really easy for lobbyists to tell them flatout lies about how those damn dems are out to take their smart lightbulbs away from them.
- rhizome 7y agoHa ha, "most people." They're so stupid, right?! Not like we, the ones who know what's really going on and how things actually work.
- pferde 7y agoAre you claiming that most people do understand computer security? My experience is that even many computer-savvy people (already a small fraction of overall population) are completely baffled by its intricacies.
- majewsky 7y agoI explicitly formulated very carefully that this is not an issue of "people are dumb", but an issue of lack of understanding. I wish I could downvote your strawman.