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by andrei_says_ 3067 days ago
Tech evolves at least a magnitude faster than our thinking and even faster than our institutions.

Institutions tend to optimize so they run close to the redline, busy with a lot of stuff as it is. Adding more tasks, making them important, making everyone get educated and compliant is a huge undertaking.

Noticing and discerning what needs to be prioritized, in areas presenting such volatility and new possibilities as smartphones, apps, and data security could be daunting to do selectively.

They could ban cell phones / bt devices altogether but that will likely not go well.

As for our relationship with security, I find Richard Feynman’s experiences delightfully relevant:

http://calteches.library.caltech.edu/34/3/FeynmanLosAlamos.h...

Edit: typo