On 27 February 2016 at 07:26, listo factor <[email protected]> wrote: > > Those that criticize Apple should instead urge Apple's customers > to use adequate keys. That however flies in the face of prevailing > doctrine that security of digital systems must require absolute > minimum of user effort and understanding. > > This incident is in my view only one more evidence that this > doctrine must be reexamined. >
The doctrine exists because experience shows that if you require users to use strong passwords to unlock their phones (for example), then they rebel and work around your requirements somehow. In this case, either by buying a weaker phone, or finding a way around your requirement.
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