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For starters: because the majority of humans on earth do not own or understand a PC or Mac or security in general and are only using a mobile phone. They just c
by bzzzt 5y ago
For starters: because the majority of humans on earth do not own or understand a PC or Mac or security in general and are only using a mobile phone. They just click on 'agree' and get on with their lives not understanding they just permitted a rogue app to plunder their savings account.
- smoldesu 5y agoSocial engineering will always be a concern. This was as much of a problem as it was 40 years ago, and Apple adding dialogues in the way of it doesn't stop anything, it just changes the path attackers take to reach ultimately the same goal. If you don't want to understand security, fine: just don't be surprised when your personal information ends up in the hands of the wrong people. Everyone has a duty to understand their own threat model, and any reasonably comprehensive model would include Apple as an ultimately untrusted party. It's a zero-sum game, so they may as well just make it easier for me to use their devices when I'm forced to.