What is more likely: I was suggesting that people secure their homes with a moat; or I was demonstrating that, contrary to the post I was responding to, not all security relies upon obscurity?
Re:U.S. Spies on Millions of Cars
by JetSpiegel on Tuesday January 27, 2015 @05:54AM
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Most people can't have moats, they don't live in detached houses. Apartments and high rises are much more common, moats don't work there.
Re:U.S. Spies on Millions of Cars
by AnthonyMouse on Tuesday January 27, 2015 @03:00AM
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And what good is physical security if you don't have it? If it doesn't exist in practice then pointing out that it exists in theory is just being pedantic.
Normal people don't have a moat.
A major reason that e.g. home invasions are risky (and thus are deterred) is that the criminal doesn't know when the mark or the neighbors will be away from home, what security may be in place or whether there is anything worth stealing. If you put that information on the internet for anyone then every time you come home from work all your electronics will be missing.
Replacing that "security through obscurity" with actual physical security is not something most people can afford.