Re:Chrome is warning users about insecure pages
by eatbitseveryday on Friday September 02, 2016 @04:14PM
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> people who use the internet who don't care about https, much less know what it is.
While I agree, I do not believe this is an appropriate excuse for ignorance (I am not accusing you of anything, just criticizing the viewpoint itself).
Computers are part of life. People know about antibiotics, vaccine, stem cells, black holes, and they know atomic radiation causes cancer and the same material can be used for atomic bombs, about wavelengths, and certain ones (UV) cause cancer by breaking DNA, etc.
But, not technology? How is there such a well-formed ignorance when it comes to technology? It's fed to us by the media too, who cite "computer glitches"[1,2,3] when something goes wrong, or when there is a breach of the system and all credentials stolen.
And, not understanding URLs leads to susceptibility to information being stolen from phishing attacks. Whose "fault" is there here?
While I agree, I do not believe this is an appropriate excuse for ignorance (I am not accusing you of anything, just criticizing the viewpoint itself).
Computers are part of life. People know about antibiotics, vaccine, stem cells, black holes, and they know atomic radiation causes cancer and the same material can be used for atomic bombs, about wavelengths, and certain ones (UV) cause cancer by breaking DNA, etc.
But, not technology? How is there such a well-formed ignorance when it comes to technology? It's fed to us by the media too, who cite "computer glitches"[1,2,3] when something goes wrong, or when there is a breach of the system and all credentials stolen.
And, not understanding URLs leads to susceptibility to information being stolen from phishing attacks. Whose "fault" is there here?
[1] "Glitch" http://money.cnn.com/2013/12/26/news/companies/delta-ticket-...
[2] "Something broke" https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/feb/08/departmen...
[3] "Glitch" http://www.nbcnews.com/video/nightly-news/48088061