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I absolutely hate this focus on "security"; it's just pushing us faster towards the authoritarian dystopia that Stallman warned us about 25+ years ago. This de
by userbinator 2y ago
I absolutely hate this focus on "security"; it's just pushing us faster towards the authoritarian dystopia that Stallman warned us about 25+ years ago.
This decision means security software vendors have a greater ability to muck up systems as CrowdStrike did this week when it crippled 8.5 million Windows PCs worldwide.
...and what about when Microsoft inevitably screws something up with its automatic updates and undoubtedly affects even more machines? They already have, multiple times. One of the most recent memorable occurrences: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18189139 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18189139
As the old saying goes, "Those who give up freedom for security deserve neither."