Grr. Haven't these people ever heard of permission fatigue? It's been well-known for many years that if you stick enough popups in peoples' faces, they will simply start answering "yes" without thinking about it. Good security isn't about demanding explicit permission for every little operation, it's about paying attention to what's actually important. This is just ass-covering. ("Oh, but you gave *permission* for that virus to eat your hard drive, so obviously it isn't our fault...")
[PROGRAMMING] Okay, now I'm just getting annoyed
Grr. Haven't these people ever heard of permission fatigue? It's been well-known for many years that if you stick enough popups in peoples' faces, they will simply start answering "yes" without thinking about it. Good security isn't about demanding explicit permission for every little operation, it's about paying attention to what's actually important. This is just ass-covering. ("Oh, but you gave *permission* for that virus to eat your hard drive, so obviously it isn't our fault...")
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