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I dare you to name one piece of security, be it physical or virtual, since say.. 1990, that hasn't been theatre.
by ajkirwin 18y ago
I dare you to name one piece of security, be it physical or virtual, since say.. 1990, that hasn't been theatre.
- Retric 18y agoAdding reinforced doors to airplane cockpits. It becomes significantly harder to hijack an airplane so it's not just for show. Security theater can be useful. EX: Add fake video camera's in plain sight at a bank and hide the real ones. People act like they are being watched and feel their money is safer but it's harder to disable the camera's. The value in security is often to prevent people from trying to attack / break in, or to make harder / take longer to do so, or to make people feel safer. While security theater only does 2 out of 3 it's not quite useless.
- hugh 18y agoEngine immobilizers in cars. Stats from wikipedia: "Immobilisers are fitted to around 45% of all cars in Australia, but account for only 7% of those cars that are stolen."