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Most "thugs" interested in data sit in windowless offices in Manila or Delhi and effortlessly spam phishing and other attacks on weak credentials; they do not r
by forward1 3y ago
Most "thugs" interested in data sit in windowless offices in Manila or Delhi and effortlessly spam phishing and other attacks on weak credentials; they do not roam the streets looking for face-unlockable devices to exfiltrate. That is to say, almost all attacks are remote. And just because someone walking next to you on the street might have a black belt in martial arts, does not mean they're going to turn you into a pretzel on sight.
The reality is people are not good at creating, managing and using credentials well - and this is an existential risk for most users not realized until it's possibly too late. Any efforts to assist, support and otherwise absolve users of credential responsibility is a net win for infosec (though likely a loss for privacy).