[LINK] The bad guys have won (was Re: www.ipv6.org.au/summit)

[Sylvano]

On Monday 01 September 2008 07:12, Stilgherrian wrote:
>      The way modern desktop security works is by relying on the user
>      to make informed and sensible choices on things they don’t
>      understand.

Quite so. Especially when considering the hidden choices beyond things like 
explicit security dialog boxes. 

Implicit decisions happen everyday: to be aware that an application will 
willy-nilly install a tool bar into your browser unless you dig in and 
uncheck some box, or considering having an application install somewhere 
other than the c: drive on a windows box, by choosing the "Advanced" install 
options.  

Compare with the years it takes to teach children to cross a road safely and 
that essentially involves one assessment skill: am I or will I be in the path 
of a large moving object?   

Sylvano

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