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> You've taken a perfectly legitimate requirement in modern computing environments: The need to secure against attacks end to end, from the software you're runn
by xdennis 5y ago
> You've taken a perfectly legitimate requirement in modern computing environments: The need to secure against attacks end to end, from the software you're running, through the entire ecosystem, even to the supply chain, and extending it to something nefarious.
If the way to achieve end to end security is by giving full control to someone else then I don't think that's worth it.
It is a catastrophe if people end up losing control of their systems like they have with phones and consoles.
- bitwize 5y agoA system that you have total control over is a system that you are totally responsible for administrating. Most people don't want that. Most people don't have time for that. For them, an Xbox that can browse web , run Office, and play streamers, remotely administered by a company with name recognition and trust like Microsoft, is enough. And that even goes for many Hackernews; if I had a nickel for everytime I've heard something like "Oh, desktop Linux? No thank you, that's for college students with plenty of time on their hands. I'm a professional dev, but I have kids and a mortgage so I need something that Just Works." I could buy a fancy meal for me and my girlfriend with the proceeds. A big part of Just Works in today's pervasively interconnected world involves delegating the security of your device to a third party, either your company's IT or Apple, Microsoft, or Google for personal devices.