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Re:Malicious attack on Wikipedia – what we know and what we’... by majewsky on Saturday September 07, 2019 @03:14PM (#20905858)
Because "physical safety regulations" is something that the majority understands, so it's hard to argue against that in public. With digital security, most people lack the mental models to follow the discussion, so it's really easy for lobbyists to tell them flatout lies about how those damn dems are out to take their smart lightbulbs away from them.
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Re:Malicious attack on Wikipedia – what we know and what we’... by majewsky on Sunday September 08, 2019 @08:12AM (#20910063)
I explicitly formulated very carefully that this is not an issue of "people are dumb", but an issue of lack of understanding. I wish I could downvote your strawman.
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Re:Malicious attack on Wikipedia – what we know and what we’... by pferde on Sunday September 08, 2019 @03:26AM (#20909094)
Are you claiming that most people do understand computer security? My experience is that even many computer-savvy people (already a small fraction of overall population) are completely baffled by its intricacies.
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