If most users feel that security and privacy are high priorities,
why do so many users download
free apps that monitor aspects of mobile phone use and direct ads
accordingly? My position, in
part, is that people behave in a fashion that suggests that
personal privacy is not a very
high priority when it comes to use of the Internet.
That's like saying "People should not have airbags because they should
not drive ruthless or fast in the first place. They surely do not care
about their safety so why should we invent the airbag?".
regards,
Ralf
Your proposed analogy is really, really bad, yet again. But it does provide
a good basis for a better analogy.
Seat belts are an example of an MTI, mandated by government-level
regulations.
There are state laws in the U.S. that make them MTU, in 33 states. Note that
the MTU provision is a weak one; an audible warning sounds for a few
seconds,
and then is silent. If one were very serious about seat belt use, there
could
be an ignition interlock. But, since seat belt use is not mandatory in all
U.S. states, such an interlock would be problematic for vehicle
manufacturers.
Air bags were initially an alternative, passive restraint option, viewed as
equivalent to 3-point seat belts, when passive restraints were first
mandated
in 1984 (for vehicles produced in 1989), and the regulation applied
only to drivers,
not passengers. In 1998 the rules were changed to mandate airbags in
addition to
(3-point) seat belts, for front seat passengers, as well as drivers.
Over time vehicle manufacturers have voluntarily added more air bags in
cars,
as a selling point, i.e., they perceive that some buyers will pay more for
knee bags, etc.
So, some take aways from this (corrected) analogy are
- MTI can be appropriate for safety (security/privacy) features
- MTU is a problem for such featyures when products are used across
a wide range of
jurisdictions
- a safety (security/privacy) feature will be offered by vendors
(service providers)
when they that it is valued by their customers
Steve
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