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Homer J. Simpson
By transparent do you mean that there should be no user interaction? Just
Ed,
If you take a step back and look at the problem as a whole, IMNSHO the
problem stems from the fact that most people have NO idea how to even
determine whether it's okay to let a legitimate program run, as opposed to
malware. Common folk are the last people you should ask when the OS can't
make an informed decision on its own. So yeah, I suppose what I'm saying is
to disallow everything silently.
Of course, the problem then becomes one of unblocking the legitimate apps.
It's the classic case of security vs convenience.
Honestly, I *don't* know what the solution is unless you wanna seriously
depart from Microsoft's long history of trying not to break compatibility.
I think the OS needs to be more "aware" of what's going on, what's trying to
run, and as a result of what actions (user-action or otherwise), so it can
decide on its own based on a logical context. Constantly being in the
user's face isn't the solution, as people will develop the habit of simply
allowing everything.
The trend I'm beginning to see is that Microsoft is slowly but surely
positioning itself so it can eventually put the blame on the clueless users,
and that's where it's going to start losing its audience.
say NO to everything?
If I've misunderstood, what is your solution?
Ed,
If you take a step back and look at the problem as a whole, IMNSHO the
problem stems from the fact that most people have NO idea how to even
determine whether it's okay to let a legitimate program run, as opposed to
malware. Common folk are the last people you should ask when the OS can't
make an informed decision on its own. So yeah, I suppose what I'm saying is
to disallow everything silently.
Of course, the problem then becomes one of unblocking the legitimate apps.
It's the classic case of security vs convenience.
Honestly, I *don't* know what the solution is unless you wanna seriously
depart from Microsoft's long history of trying not to break compatibility.
I think the OS needs to be more "aware" of what's going on, what's trying to
run, and as a result of what actions (user-action or otherwise), so it can
decide on its own based on a logical context. Constantly being in the
user's face isn't the solution, as people will develop the habit of simply
allowing everything.
The trend I'm beginning to see is that Microsoft is slowly but surely
positioning itself so it can eventually put the blame on the clueless users,
and that's where it's going to start losing its audience.