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> number of times I've been pwned by an X keylogger: Zero. (That you know of). Number of times I've been pwned by any technical vector (that I know of): zero.
by Volundr 3y ago
> number of times I've been pwned by an X keylogger: Zero.
(That you know of). Number of times I've been pwned by any technical vector (that I know of): zero. The fact it hasn't happened to you does not imply that defending against it is pointless. Early in my computing career I used the same weak password for everything. Never had an account takeover. That does not imply that using different secure passwords for each site is pointless.
- mcpackieh 3y ago> (That you know of). The number of ways I might have been pwned and not known about it is basically infinite. Why should I prioritize replacing X11 over any other hypothetical threat for which I have no evidence that I'm at particular risk of? Nobody has photographed my house keys and made copies that I know of. Should I re-key all my locks just to be extra safe? I could replace my front door with an armored door too.. but a burglar would just come in through a window instead so what would be the point? There's no point armoring your front door unless you also put bars on all your windows, and there's no point adopting wayland for security unless you fix all the other security problems with running malicious software on the GNU/Linux desktop too. And miss me with the QubesOS/flatpack/etc suggestions, my days of playing amateur sysadmin are over I just want to use my computer, not tinker with experimental desktop administration.
- Volundr 3y agoI guess we might as well not bother with passwords either or disk encryption either. After all other exploits exist and there's not point protecting against any attack vector unless all are covered. Security comes from many layers, and is a constant and incremental process. "Someone might get in by breaking a window" is not a reason not to install locks on your doors.