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That's pretty broad. I have a gaming machine with practically no personal data on it, I just want it to be fast. But the tradeoffs for my work machine are way d

That's pretty broad. I have a gaming machine with practically no personal data on it, I just want it to be fast. But the tradeoffs for my work machine are way different. Security is ALWAYS a tradeoff. If we wanted perfect airline security we'd fly naked. Also not like limiting vulnerabilities to user space is always a big improvement. If someone hacks my user account on a single user computer, they have access to all the data I care about anyway. They could ransomeware my stuff even without kernel access.

philistine 7y ago
A gaming machine with no personal data on it. We call that a console, and they are indeed built for speed above all else.
- Hamuko 7y ago
  Consoles are really built for a price point above all else. Hence why they're always lacking in performance compared to contemporary gaming PCs.
  - sitkack 7y ago
    They also take security very very seriously.
    - StavrosK 7y ago
      Consoles take DRM safety seriously, the fact that that aligns with user security is purely coincidental.
- m463 7y ago
  Except companies are really quite adept at identifying the person connected to all the "no personal data".
rasteau 7y ago
The trade off is not installing Little Snitch.
kyuudou 7y ago
Correct, it's an inversely proportional relationship, security vs. convenience and/or performance. I could care less if my gaming box gets owned but many others are much more serious about their gaming and would hence have other workarounds.