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> For a lot of users, "It's really hard to break" is a value-add. "It's really hard to break" should not be conducive to the dumbing down of the populace. Enab
by inetknght 3y ago
> For a lot of users, "It's really hard to break" is a value-add.
"It's really hard to break" should not be conducive to the dumbing down of the populace. Enabling power users is therefore more desirable.
And importantly, the two do not have to be mutually exclusive.
- simondotau 3y agoI agree with you in theory, but in practice half the population are never going to become security experts and it's impractical to force them to learn through necessity. If a hacker can get root on your smartphone, they can probably get access to your bank account (and the 2FA), your email, your private/intimate photos, your medical issues, your sexual secrets, and so on. A smartphone is far higher stakes than anything else which has come before it. To be clear, I think our right to have a smartphone we control is an absolute. It's extremely important. I would march on the street to protect that right. But I'm equally protective of my right to have a smartphone I cannot control no matter what button I press. I'm glad for devices like the iPhone where the manufacturer works damn hard to make sure that it's always under the manufacturer's control.