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by Myrmornis 57 days ago
The article is still missing the most important point about a "trust system" -- you have to explain what it is and convince me that I even care about the problem you're trying to solve. It's my machine, what is a "trusted" or "untrusted" file? If people just force security "solutions" on me without asking me whether I understand or agree with their problem diagnosis then I will immediately disable the protection if I can or blanket accept all prompts without thinking.

This is good, but it doesn't go far enough:

> ... the problem with security measures that cause too much friction is that users tend to disable them in order to get on with their work. To fulfill its security purposes, a good trust system needs to stay out of your way.