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> Online scams, fraud, and malware have been around since the '80s, and we've survived. That's a really awful take. We've also had plagues killing large chunk
by viraptor 2y ago
> Online scams, fraud, and malware have been around since the '80s, and we've survived.
That's a really awful take. We've also had plagues killing large chunk of population and we've survived. That doesn't mean it wasn't an issue for people affected. There are people who have lost their life savings and relationships due to scams. There's an individual/society cost to all of this.
- clwg 2y agoThat's a bit of a unfair comparison. In the context I was discussing I consider it a pragmatic take because our response to these issues needs to be understood across multiple domains including privacy. That's not to say that nothing should be done. Personally, I'd like to see measured legislation placing more security, privacy and liability onto manufacturers and providers.