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>Once again: the only reason this bug got so much attention and press is that it's easy for laypeople to get their heads around. All you have to understand is h
by josu 13y ago
>Once again: the only reason this bug got so much attention and press is that it's easy for laypeople to get their heads around. All you have to understand is how "goto" works.
I don't agree. Most people don't even have a basic understanding of coding. I think that it has more to do with the fact that there are about 500 million vulnerable devices out there, and that we are talking about Apple. Remember Antennagate, it wasn't even that big of a deal and look at what the press made of it.
- rimantas 13y agoMaybe "laypeople" in this context means "programmers with very basic/naive understanding of crypto and implications".
- aidenn0 13y agoMost people on HN know what a "goto" is. We're talking about attention on the HN front-page after all. [edit] Also I bet most readers of Schneier's bug know what goto is as well.
- josu 13y agoHe said laypeople though, not HN readers.