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The fact that I don't have to worry if the newfangled clipboard manager my grandma was tricked into installing is sending the passwords she is copy&paste-ing to
by nickpp 3y ago
The fact that I don't have to worry if the newfangled clipboard manager my grandma was tricked into installing is sending the passwords she is copy&paste-ing to a server in China is wonderful.
- nickburns 3y agoconsider grandparental controls for your nan. much better to have control than give it up. good god man, help her!
- nickpp 3y agoI have parental control for my children and they sidestep it every day. Suggesting that to my nan would get my ass kicked.
- jamil7 3y agoIt seems like "think of the grandmas" is the new "think of the children" line.
- Rinzler89 3y agoI wish people using the Grandma argument for security would provide some statistics on how many grandmas got hacked and robbed from side loading android apps before trying to die on that hill for Apple.
- cjk2 3y agoBoth my father and my mother got their banks ripped off by keyloggers on both an android handset and a windows computer separate occasions. They have been divorced for 30 years and do not even live near or speak to each other. The only thing that keeps them safe these days is iOS.
- Rinzler89 3y agoThat sounds terrible indeed, I'm sorry to hear that, but anecdotes don't make a statistic. For example my parents had always been tech illiterate android and windows users and never got hacked or robbed online. >The only thing that keeps them safe these days is iOS. BS. If a resourceful and motivated actor wants to phish your credentials they can do it even if you use iOS as well. They can call you and impersonate your bank. They don't need to get privilege escalation on your phone's OS.
- nickpp 3y agoHave you actually seen how a wide-open computing device looks like in regular person's hands?! Those IE instances full of "punch the monkey" toolbars were not just a meme, you know. I moved my family from Windows to Linux and then iPads as soon as I could. I still encounter hacks (iOS's calendar for some reason is vulnerable to appointments from spam emails) but it's incomparable to how it was before.
- Rinzler89 3y ago>Have you actually seen how a wide-open computing device looks like in regular person's hands?! Wide open computing has also enabled generations of tinkerers, skilled workers, creatives and innovations that changed our lives for the best. The few negatives don't override the fact that open computing on consumer tech has been a net positive in the grand scheme of things.
- nickpp 3y ago> Wide open computing has also enabled generations I totally agree with you. I love open computing! I grew up with it and it afforded me the chances in life that allowed me to get where I am today. And I hate what Apple has done to it and how it treats us, developers. But exactly because we want open platforms in the future, we need to be on Apple's side on this one. I know it sounds counter-intuitive, but we need to give up short-term interests for the long-term gain. Because it's clear we need both closed and open platforms on the market - each has its use cases and customers. But for that to exist - we need competition in the platform market (not only the platforms to be open to competition - this is an important aspect). And you know what the biggest competition killer is? Regulation. Even well-meaning regulation (which DMA isn't, btw). Regulation always favors incumbents. Regulation ensures startups have a harder job while big corporations simply add another lawyer on the payroll. Regulation is why Europe is so far behind in the high-tech field. Anything EU throws at Apple - Apple will eventually (begrudgingly) implement. But they will still be market leader, they will still be big and arrogant and treating devs like crap. Meanwhile every rule will became another obstacle in what way of a new, better platform to appear. Regulations ossify markets and kill innovation. In the end we will be left with a few, "well" regulated, mammoths corporations. Personally, I'd rather have a whole bunch of chaotic startups trying everything and fighting Apple every which way. The few negatives will lead to a net positive in the grand scheme of things.
- tgv 3y agoAs opposed to the statistics that are put forward by proponents of side loading and alt stores?