| Well, yes and no. I think part of the problem is that more and more technology products are being sold as "simple to use", although they might actually be really complex tools with far reaching implications not necessarily understood by the end users. Compare this to, say, driving a vehicle. In most (all?) countries you need a driving permit which implies you have some training to operate said tool. In part because not knowing how to drive could cause damage and/or injury to third parties. And you also have some sort of liability if things go awry. However consumer technology products are not considered as tools capable of damage (in most cases at least, e.g. computers, routers, phones, etc) and so the implication is that anyone can use them without proper training, since there's no way you can affect a third party. Obviously those of us who have some sort of training realize that this is not the case, and so I would guess most HNers would secure their routers or Internet connected cameras (I hope...). So in this context, can you actually blame those that have no training at all, to be doing "unsafe" things, especially since no one will tell them otherwise, including the manufacturer? It's definitely a non-trivial subject. |