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Of course it's a security flaw, but it's a security flaw for the end user, not google. It's google's security, like them putting their own lock on your door tha
by LightHugger 3y ago
Of course it's a security flaw, but it's a security flaw for the end user, not google. It's google's security, like them putting their own lock on your door that they can a remotely activate on a whim. This is what most humans would call a security flaw, but it's a non traditional one for sure.
- fauigerzigerk 3y agoI guess security is only ever defined with respect to specific security threats. There are quite a few of those "dual use" features where you have a primary purpose of protecting some oligopolist's business model but the incidental side-effects range from beneficial to catastrophic in terms of security for users. Take Apple's side-loading ban for instance. It makes obvious sense for Apple's own interests. Beyond this primary purpose, it protects people against getting tricked into installing malware but it also poses a threat to human rights and freedom of speech as it gives whoever is in power central control over the software people can use to protect themselves. Google's WEI is another such dual use technology that can be portrayed in many different ways, because it really does have different consequences for different people at different times.