[freedomben]

Following this logic, shouldn't we just ban smart phones for everyone then? If we need to dumb down all technology to the absolute lowest level, we should probably ban computers or at least require an official government-controlled license to get access to one. Is this a world you want to live in? Me neither.

[zbentley]

I suspect this is in bad faith, but assuming not: how does that follow?

“Large numbers of people will uncritically follow sketchy instructions and get hacked” doesn’t in any way lead to “and therefore they cannot be trusted with devices”.

“People keep dying in auto accidents” doesn’t imply “ban cars” on the first order, it implies “seat belts and airbags”.

[inigyou]

Yeah well this new thing is like requiring a certified Ford driver to drive the car.

[wartywhoa23]

Me personaly, I'm so fed up with these advocates of security-through-universal-presumption-of-imbecility!..

[iamnothere]

On the contrary, we should simply restrict app development to a handful of megacorps (who are all in bed with the government) so they can make more money and the government can get the data it wants. Problem solved!

[froggit]

> ban computers or at least require an official government-controlled license to get access to one

People seem to be ok with needing a license to operate a motor vehicle and those are far less dangerous.

[preg_match]

Cars are far more dangerous and they kill people. It’s the number one cause of death for some demographics in the US.